Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Montgomery County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 52072 · Operator: U S Army-Radford
Nameplate18MWSummer 17 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation32GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate13,921Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990Runs as intermediate
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 | 50.7 | 25.8% | 9,482 |
| 2002 | 49.2 | 25.0% | 16,279 |
| 2004 | 38.9 | 19.7% | 4,864 |
| 2006 | 38.8 | 19.7% | 4,864 |
| 2007 | 23.9 | 12.2% | 7,237 |
| 2008 | 28.9 | 14.7% | 7,049 |
| 2009 | 33.6 | 17.1% | 6,360 |
| 2010 | 27.5 | 14.0% | 6,985 |
| 2011 | 31.2 | 15.9% | 6,704 |
| 2012 | 29.5 | 15.0% | 6,609 |
| 2013 | 29.1 | 14.8% | 6,554 |
| 2014 | 23.5 | 12.0% | 7,769 |
| 2015 | 29.6 | 15.1% | 6,708 |
| 2016 | 30 | 15.3% | 17,313 |
| 2017 | 24.7 | 12.6% | — |
| 2018 | 31.7 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.5 | 19.4% | — |
| 2020 | 32.4 | 22.0% | — |
| 2021 | 32.1 | 21.8% | — |
| 2022 | 37.3 | 25.4% | 13,964 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 21.9% | 14,130 |
| 2024 | 33.2 | 22.5% | 14,108 |
| 2025 | 32 | 21.7% | 13,921 |
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 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 6 | 5.6 | Jan 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 6 | 5.6 | Jan 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 6 | 5.6 | Jan 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 6 | 5.6 | Jan 1990 | Retired Jan 2012 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: U S Army-Radford. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| U S Army-Radford | 100.0% | 18 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Radford | 1 MW | 11.7 km |
| Virginia Tech Power Plant | 6 MW | 12.2 km |
| Claytor | 75 MW | 12.3 km |
| Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 | — | 13.6 km |
| New River | 5 MW | 13.8 km |
| Celanese Acetate LLC | 27 MW | 26.8 km |