Virginia Tech Power Plant
Montgomery County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 56785 · Operator: Virginia Polytechnic Inst and State Unv
Nameplate6MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor49%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate5,359Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1976Runs as baseload
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.4 | 129.3% | 11,725 |
| 2009 | 26.4 | 47.8% | 11,725 |
| 2010 | 25.7 | 117.3% | 11,725 |
| 2011 | 26 | 118.6% | 11,725 |
| 2012 | 9.1 | 41.4% | 11,725 |
| 2013 | 10.1 | 45.9% | 11,373 |
| 2014 | 27.9 | 127.5% | 11,725 |
| 2015 | 25.2 | 114.9% | 11,373 |
| 2016 | 16.7 | 75.8% | 5,874 |
| 2017 | 20.9 | 95.7% | 5,338 |
| 2018 | 21.8 | 99.5% | 5,064 |
| 2019 | 20.6 | 93.9% | 5,216 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 34.1% | 6,525 |
| 2021 | -4.3 | -19.8% | — |
| 2022 | 17.8 | 81.4% | 4,713 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 40.5% | 6,189 |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 61.5% | 5,508 |
| 2025 | 9.8 | 44.6% | 5,681 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG01 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 6.3 | 2.5 | Mar 1976 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Virginia Polytechnic Inst and State Unv. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Virginia Polytechnic Inst and State Unv | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | 18 MW | 12.2 km |
| Radford | 1 MW | 21.7 km |
| Claytor | 75 MW | 22.7 km |
| New River | 5 MW | 25.2 km |
| Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 | — | 25.7 km |
| Salem Water Plant | 2 MW | 31.1 km |