Brunswick County Power Station
Brunswick County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 58260 · Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co
Nameplate1,472MWSummer 1,376 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation9,422GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor78%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,056Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2016Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,895.5 | 65.1% | 7,339 |
| 2017 | 8,169.1 | 68.0% | 6,970 |
| 2018 | 8,439.5 | 70.3% | 6,960 |
| 2019 | 8,333.4 | 69.4% | 6,879 |
| 2020 | 9,963.6 | 82.7% | 6,981 |
| 2021 | 8,671.9 | 72.2% | 7,056 |
| 2022 | 7,228 | 60.2% | 7,100 |
| 2023 | 6,337.6 | 52.6% | 6,948 |
| 2024 | 9,343.4 | 77.3% | 6,998 |
| 2025 | 9,690.3 | 80.4% | 7,024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 297.5 | 258 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 297.5 | 263.8 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 297.5 | 267.5 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 579.7 | 586.7 | Apr 2016 | 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% | 1,472 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Greensville County Power Station | 1,773 MW | 7.7 km |
| Brunswick Landfill Gas | 11 MW | 8.6 km |
| Emporia | 3 MW | 15.7 km |
| Sadler Solar | 100 MW | 16.4 km |
| Greensville County Solar Project, LLC | 80 MW | 18.9 km |
| Jarratt Energy Facility | — | 19 km |