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- 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW
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Ladysmith
Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine
Key facts
Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 13% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2001
- Net generation, 2025
- 992,525 MWh
- Grid
- 230 kV to Virginia Electric & Power Co (PJM)
- Location
- Caroline County, Virginia
- Operated by
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
Output
- Gas
- Oil
Details
Who’s behind it
- Owner
- Dominion Energy Inc.
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- Technology
- Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
- Age
- 25 years since 2001
- Unused energy
- 6,826 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
- Heat rate
- 10,528 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Grid |
|
| EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP) |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 10,449,093 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.127 |
| Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 2025 | 10,527.8 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 992,525 |
| Balancing authority code | PJM |
Ownership
2 companies2| Company | Role | Share | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Operator | EIA-860M | ||
| Dominion Energy Inc. | Owner | 100.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | EPA GHGRP |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
4 sourcesSources EIA-860M · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EIA Open Data bulk file — Electricity (ELEC.zip; monthly plant net generation and fuel consumption since 2001)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)
Around this plant
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| IAD-451 Crawler Crane Filed | Large load | 15.2 km | |
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| Amazon Data Services IAD-870 Filed | Large load | 16.9 km |
Sources Virginia DEQ · FAA OE/AAA · EPA ICIS-Air · EPA ICIS-NPDES
Sources
- Virginia DEQ Air Sites (Daily) — sites DEQ flags as data centresSource: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- FAA OE/AAA Part 77 obstruction evaluation case archives (data-centre sites, buildings and cranes)
- EPA ECHO ICIS-Air national facility download (data-centre selection, placed through FRS)
- EPA ECHO ICIS-NPDES construction stormwater coverage (data-centre sites, national)