Pleasant Valley (VA)
Rockingham County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 56005 · Operator: City of Harrisonburg - (VA)
Nameplate21MWSummer 13 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate14,467Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1997Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.8 | 4.9% | 11,837 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1.1% | 15,485 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 15,067 |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 18,112 |
| 2008 | 0.6 | 0.6% | 16,861 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 16,797 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 14,650 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 14,172 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 14,171 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 14,755 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 14,590 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 14,742 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 15,121 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 14,845 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.4% | 14,510 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.1% | 14,431 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 1.1% | 14,454 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.2% | 14,531 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.8% | 14,715 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.8% | 14,567 |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 1.1% | 14,467 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Sep 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| D-6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Sep 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PV-1 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 16.5 | 9 | Apr 1997 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Harrisonburg - (VA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Harrisonburg - (VA) | 100.0% | 21 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mount Clinton | 24 MW | 8 km |
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| Elkton | 14 MW | 21.5 km |
| Merck | 2 MW | 22.3 km |
| Waynesboro - VA 0426 (Patterson B) | — | 28.3 km |