Bear Garden
Buckingham County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 56807 · Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co
Nameplate559MWSummer 628 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3,453GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor63%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,086Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2011Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,235.2 | 64.5% | 7,027 |
| 2012 | 3,998.5 | 77.3% | 7,154 |
| 2013 | 3,732.3 | 72.3% | 7,027 |
| 2014 | 3,172.4 | 61.5% | 7,143 |
| 2015 | 3,459.5 | 67.0% | 7,133 |
| 2016 | 3,614.4 | 69.9% | 6,805 |
| 2017 | 3,218.6 | 59.1% | 6,520 |
| 2018 | 4,012.8 | 73.7% | 6,806 |
| 2019 | 3,558.4 | 65.3% | 7,180 |
| 2020 | 4,270.4 | 78.2% | 7,200 |
| 2021 | 3,105.5 | 57.0% | 7,315 |
| 2022 | 2,407.7 | 44.2% | 7,270 |
| 2023 | 3,023.1 | 55.5% | 7,101 |
| 2024 | 3,422.3 | 62.6% | 7,101 |
| 2025 | 3,368.3 | 61.2% | 7,062 |
Fuel capability
Gas-fired turbines (CT/GT/CA/CS) that can also burn liquid fuel. EIA-860 Schedule 3 for capability, EIA-923 for actual burn.
StatusLikely still dual fuel
Liquid fuel burned · 36 mo31,787 MMBtu
Last month with liquid burnNov 2025
Switch while operatingYes
Net summer MW on gas335
Net summer MW on oil335
Time gas → oilup to 6 h (EIA 6H)
Time oil → gasup to 6 h (EIA 6H)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 145 | 183.4 | May 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 152 | 183.4 | May 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 262 | 261.4 | May 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | 100.0% | 559 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Riverstone Solar | — | 15.1 km |
| Tenaska Virginia Generating Station | 1,011 MW | 20.8 km |
| Cunningham Solar LLC | 5 MW | 21.8 km |
| Energix Buckingham, LLC | 20 MW | 22.7 km |
| Buckingham Solar LLC | 20 MW | 23 km |
| Pineside Solar | — | 28.8 km |