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Bedford County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 3821 · Operator: Town of Bedford - (VA)
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation16GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1987
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.4 | 19.3% | — |
| 2002 | 5.9 | 13.6% | — |
| 2003 | 25 | 57.2% | — |
| 2004 | 28.8 | 65.7% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7 | 33.7% | — |
| 2006 | 16.3 | 37.3% | — |
| 2007 | 13.1 | 29.9% | — |
| 2008 | 8.6 | 19.5% | — |
| 2009 | 11.4 | 26.1% | — |
| 2010 | 11.6 | 26.4% | — |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 22.3% | — |
| 2012 | 15.6 | 35.4% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 21.0% | — |
| 2014 | 19.5 | 44.5% | — |
| 2015 | 19.5 | 44.5% | — |
| 2016 | 14.6 | 33.2% | — |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 21.0% | — |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5 | 33.2% | — |
| 2020 | 10.9 | 24.9% | — |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 20.0% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2 | 32.5% | — |
| 2023 | 14 | 32.0% | — |
| 2024 | 13.9 | 31.6% | — |
| 2025 | 15.8 | 36.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.5 | 2.5 | Aug 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.5 | 2.5 | Aug 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Town of Bedford - (VA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Town of Bedford - (VA) | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Coleman Falls | 2 MW | 10 km |
| Holcomb Rock | 2 MW | 10 km |
| Reusens | 13 MW | 20.4 km |
| Bedford Solar | 3 MW | 28.2 km |