Radford
Pulaski County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 3827 · Operator: City of Radford
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor57%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1934
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 | 3.2 | 36.3% | — |
| 2002 | 3 | 34.1% | — |
| 2003 | 7.5 | 85.8% | — |
| 2004 | 4.8 | 55.0% | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 34.1% | — |
| 2006 | 4.3 | 48.9% | — |
| 2007 | 3.8 | 43.6% | — |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 25.5% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 38.2% | — |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 35.2% | — |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 47.6% | — |
| 2012 | 4.1 | 47.0% | — |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 35.6% | — |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 35.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 73.0% | — |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 44.7% | — |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 24.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 69.5% | — |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 69.1% | — |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 52.6% | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 56.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | Oct 1934 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Radford. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Radford | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Claytor | 75 MW | 1.1 km |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | 18 MW | 11.7 km |
| Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 | — | 12.2 km |
| New River | 5 MW | 16.1 km |
| Virginia Tech Power Plant | 6 MW | 21.7 km |
| Wythe County Solar | 75 MW | 32.5 km |