Georgia-Pacific Big Island
Bedford County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 50479 · Operator: GP Big Island LLC
Nameplate8MWSummer 7 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation46GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor48%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,604Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1920Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.7 | — | — |
| 2002 | 59.5 | — | — |
| 2003 | 5.9 | — | — |
| 2004 | 48.6 | — | 5,087 |
| 2005 | 54.8 | — | 5,087 |
| 2006 | 59.1 | — | 5,087 |
| 2007 | 62.3 | — | 4,934 |
| 2008 | 54.5 | — | 5,422 |
| 2009 | 51 | — | 5,422 |
| 2010 | 58 | — | 5,388 |
| 2011 | 57.2 | — | 5,428 |
| 2012 | 44.7 | — | 5,431 |
| 2013 | 52 | — | 5,392 |
| 2014 | 49 | — | 5,393 |
| 2015 | 50.4 | — | 5,393 |
| 2016 | 60.2 | — | 4,604 |
| 2017 | 54.1 | — | 4,604 |
| 2018 | 53.9 | — | 4,604 |
| 2019 | 51.8 | — | 4,603 |
| 2020 | 53.5 | — | 4,603 |
| 2021 | 54.2 | — | 4,604 |
| 2022 | 53.8 | — | 4,604 |
| 2023 | 50.6 | — | 4,604 |
| 2024 | 55.4 | 54.5% | 4,604 |
| 2025 | 35.9 | 38.0% | 4,604 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHG1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.2 | 0.2 | Jun 1920 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| BHG2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.2 | 0.2 | Jun 1920 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 7.5 | 7 | Jun 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CHG1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jun 1983 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| CHG2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jun 1983 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| CHG3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jun 1983 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| HHG1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1920 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| HHG2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1920 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| HHG3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1920 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: GP Big Island LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| GP Big Island LLC | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Holcomb Rock | 2 MW | 6 km |
| Cushaw | 8 MW | 6.9 km |
| Reusens | 13 MW | 17 km |
| Bedford Solar | 3 MW | 24.7 km |