Bedford Solar
Chesapeake City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 65323 · Operator: Dominion Renewable Energy
Nameplate70MWSummer 70 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation123GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.1 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 115.6 | 18.9% | — |
| 2023 | 104 | 17.0% | — |
| 2024 | 120.3 | 19.6% | — |
| 2025 | 119.5 | 19.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEDF | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 70 | 70 | Nov 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Dominion Renewable Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Dominion Renewable Energy | 100.0% | 70 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Caden Energix Hickory LLC | 32 MW | 8.8 km |
| Virginia Beach | retired | 10.1 km |
| Chesapeake Solar Project | 132 MW | 11.9 km |
| Oceana Solar | 18 MW | 14.2 km |
| Chesapeake | 51 MW | 14.6 km |
| Elizabeth River Power Station | 389 MW | 15.3 km |