Hopewell Mill
Hopewell City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 50813 · Operator: RockTenn-Hopewell
Nameplate48MWSummer 41 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation288GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor67%other units, summer MW
Heat rate12,511Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1980
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), other 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 | 357.7 | 76.9% | 10,500 |
| 2002 | 317.9 | 67.0% | 9,996 |
| 2003 | 319.1 | 64.8% | 4,580 |
| 2004 | 321.8 | 73.3% | 4,472 |
| 2005 | 305.7 | 68.8% | 4,472 |
| 2006 | 318.6 | 70.2% | 4,472 |
| 2007 | 318.4 | 70.0% | 4,472 |
| 2008 | 280.8 | 54.7% | 4,887 |
| 2009 | 270.4 | 53.7% | 4,920 |
| 2010 | 254.7 | 47.7% | 5,020 |
| 2011 | 281.2 | 61.8% | 4,782 |
| 2012 | 300.1 | 68.4% | 4,760 |
| 2013 | 276.4 | 62.4% | 4,767 |
| 2014 | 262.1 | 57.8% | 4,971 |
| 2015 | 289.9 | 64.2% | 4,701 |
| 2016 | 282.6 | 60.7% | 12,654 |
| 2017 | 305.5 | 70.2% | 12,480 |
| 2018 | 287.5 | 63.3% | 12,539 |
| 2019 | 262.1 | 55.5% | 12,772 |
| 2020 | 280.9 | 57.3% | 12,541 |
| 2021 | 281.9 | 59.5% | 12,552 |
| 2022 | 255.9 | 58.7% | 12,329 |
| 2023 | 294.1 | 65.1% | 11,832 |
| 2024 | 282.8 | 60.3% | 12,378 |
| 2025 | 276.5 | 61.9% | 12,540 |
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 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 47.6 | 40.7 | Dec 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RockTenn-Hopewell. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RockTenn-Hopewell | 100.0% | 48 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hopewell Cogeneration | 399 MW | 0.1 km |
| Hopewell Power Station | 71 MW | 0.7 km |
| Park 500 Philip Morris USA | 13 MW | 5.3 km |
| Sebera Solar | 18 MW | 5.4 km |
| Philip Morris | 2 MW | 5.6 km |
| Chesterfield | 447 MW | 13.5 km |