Western Branch High School
Chesapeake City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 59904 · Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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), solar 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.2 | 8.7% | — |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 36.2% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 3.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 40.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 23.1% | — |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 8.5% | — |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 12.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 2.4% | — |
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 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | 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 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wheelabrator Portsmouth | retired | 10.2 km |
| Elizabeth River Power Station | 389 MW | 12 km |
| Chesapeake | 51 MW | 12.7 km |
| Suffolk Energy Partners LP | retired | 12.7 km |
| Prairie Solar (VA) | 20 MW | 18.3 km |
| IKEA Norfolk Rooftop PV System | 1 MW | 18.6 km |