Salem Water Plant
Salem City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 56288 · Operator: City of Salem - (VA)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,903Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs as rarely runs
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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 9,776 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.6% | 9,849 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.9% | 9,772 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 0.9% | 9,750 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.5% | 9,778 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 9,792 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 9,781 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 9,787 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 9,737 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.6% | 9,765 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.6% | 9,750 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 1.0% | 9,754 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.6% | 9,918 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 9,652 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 9,810 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 9,720 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.5% | 9,767 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.6% | 9,818 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,000 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 9,711 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 9,630 |
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 | 2 | 2 | Aug 2003 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Salem - (VA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Salem - (VA) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Salem Electric Department | 1 MW | 0.7 km |
| Salem Street Dept | 2 MW | 3 km |
| Salem VA BESS 1 | — | 4.2 km |
| Niagara | 4 MW | 18.2 km |
| Meadow Creek VA BESS 1 | — | 22.8 km |
| Virginia Tech Power Plant | 6 MW | 31.1 km |