Salem VA BESS 1Under construction
Salem City County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 70553 · Operator: Salem VA BESS 1 LLC
4 MW under construction (Batteries), first expected Nov 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 4 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90912 | Batteries | BA | 4 | 4 | planned Nov 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Salem VA BESS 1 LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Salem Street Dept | 2 MW | 1.7 km |
| Salem Electric Department | 1 MW | 3.5 km |
| Salem Water Plant | 2 MW | 4.2 km |
| Niagara | 4 MW | 14.2 km |
| Meadow Creek VA BESS 1 | — | 23.6 km |
| Virginia Tech Power Plant | 6 MW | 35.2 km |