Halifax
Halifax County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 50178 · Operator: Banister Hydro LP
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor6%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1915
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 | 1.8 | 13.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 14.0% | — |
| 2003 | 6.3 | 47.5% | — |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 35.2% | — |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 27.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.7 | 20.1% | — |
| 2007 | 2.5 | 17.5% | — |
| 2008 | 2.1 | 14.8% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 23.8% | — |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 21.8% | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 14.0% | — |
| 2012 | 1.4 | 9.9% | — |
| 2013 | 1.3 | 9.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 13.5% | — |
| 2015 | 2.7 | 18.9% | — |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 27.7% | — |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 19.0% | — |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 15.6% | — |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 29.9% | — |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 22.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 10.0% | — |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 7.7% | — |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 10.3% | — |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 5.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jan 1915 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1915 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1915 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Banister Hydro LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Banister Hydro LP | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Crystal Hill Solar | 65 MW | 6.6 km |
| Sunnybrook Solar Project - Hybrid | 51 MW | 7.7 km |
| Halifax County Biomass | 50 MW | 10 km |
| Halifax CSG LLC | 3 MW | 11.5 km |
| Watlington Solar | 20 MW | 11.6 km |
| Piney Creek Solar | 80 MW | 14.1 km |