Downtown
Southampton County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 55954 · Operator: City of Franklin - (VA)
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,000Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1992Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5 | 1.9% | 11,553 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 1.9% | 9,621 |
| 2004 | 0.6 | 2.0% | 9,731 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1.9% | 8,940 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 1.4% | 8,872 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 1.4% | 8,784 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 1.1% | 8,786 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.5% | 8,372 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,676 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,500 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,132 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 9,369 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 8,790 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,500 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 14,857 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.2% | 10,875 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 15,968 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 8,733 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 9,010 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.2% | 8,799 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 8,328 |
| 2024 | 0.4 | 1.4% | 5,961 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.5% | 6,000 |
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 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Franklin - (VA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Franklin - (VA) | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| International Paper Franklin Mill | 36 MW | 0.8 km |
| Pretlow | 3 MW | 2.4 km |
| Ho-Fel Solar | — | 3.7 km |
| Southampton Power Station | 71 MW | 7.2 km |
| Suffolk - VA 0141 (Johnson South) | — | 11.8 km |
| Suffolk CSG, LLC | 4 MW | 14.2 km |