Oceana Solar
Virginia Beach City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 60584 · Operator: Virginia Electric & Power Co
Nameplate18MWSummer 18 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation30GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9 | 18.1% | — |
| 2018 | 27.4 | 44.7% | — |
| 2019 | 32.8 | 53.4% | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 48.8% | — |
| 2021 | 33.7 | 55.0% | — |
| 2022 | 29.3 | 47.8% | — |
| 2023 | 29 | 18.8% | — |
| 2024 | 28.5 | 18.4% | — |
| 2025 | 29.8 | 19.4% | — |
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 | 17.6 | 17.6 | Dec 2017 | 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% | 18 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Virginia Beach | retired | 13.4 km |
| Bedford Solar | 70 MW | 14.2 km |
| IKEA Norfolk Rooftop PV System | 1 MW | 16.4 km |
| Caden Energix Hickory LLC | 32 MW | 22.4 km |
| Chesapeake | 51 MW | 22.4 km |
| Wheelabrator Portsmouth | retired | 22.5 km |