Electric Avenue Facility
Culpeper County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 56367 · Operator: Town of Culpeper- (VA)
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,404Btu/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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7 | 1.5% | 8,774 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 0.9% | 9,494 |
| 2009 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 9,982 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,977 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 20,698 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,007 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,593 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 14,451 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,896 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,880 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,241 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 9,200 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.5% | 10,082 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.9% | 10,077 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.8% | 10,326 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 1.1% | 7,980 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.8% | 12,683 |
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 11,743 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 1.1% | 10,404 |
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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.5 | 1.5 | Feb 1997 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Town of Culpeper- (VA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Town of Culpeper- (VA) | 100.0% | 7 MW |
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