Birchwood PowerRetired
King George County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 54304 · Operator: Birchwood Power Partners LP
×258 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2021)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 1,505.6 | 72.4% | 9,835 |
| 2002 | 1,277.4 | 61.3% | 9,225 |
| 2003 | 1,342.9 | 64.5% | 9,950 |
| 2004 | 1,416.5 | 67.5% | 9,640 |
| 2005 | 1,687.6 | 80.7% | 9,640 |
| 2006 | 1,271.4 | 60.8% | 9,640 |
| 2007 | 1,248.1 | 59.9% | 9,640 |
| 2008 | 1,563.4 | 74.9% | 9,596 |
| 2009 | 493.8 | 23.7% | 9,692 |
| 2010 | 821.7 | 39.4% | 10,411 |
| 2011 | 507.9 | 24.4% | 10,364 |
| 2012 | 406.1 | 19.0% | 10,797 |
| 2013 | 586.6 | 28.1% | 10,800 |
| 2014 | 848.4 | 40.7% | 10,521 |
| 2015 | 560.9 | 26.7% | 10,780 |
| 2016 | 442.6 | 21.1% | 10,920 |
| 2017 | 413 | 19.8% | 11,049 |
| 2018 | 547.5 | 26.0% | 10,870 |
| 2019 | 48.3 | 2.3% | 14,589 |
| 2020 | 77.4 | 3.7% | 12,824 |
| 2021 | 90.4 | 26.9% | 10,702 |
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 Steam Coal | ST | 258.3 | 237.7 | Nov 1996 | Retired Mar 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Birchwood Power Partners LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Waste Management King George LFGTE | 13 MW | 1.1 km |
| Ameresco Stafford | 2 MW | 15.6 km |
| Kinglet | — | 16.9 km |
| Electric Avenue Facility | 7 MW | 24.1 km |
| North Stafford HS | 1 MW | 25.5 km |
| Ladysmith | 893 MW | 27.7 km |