Church Street Plant
Prince William County, Virginia · EIA plant ID 7438 · Operator: City of Manassas - (VA)
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate20,151Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1987Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9 | 1.5% | 9,600 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 1.1% | 9,541 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1.6% | 9,539 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1.7% | 9,536 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 1.5% | 9,545 |
| 2006 | 0.9 | 1.5% | 9,582 |
| 2007 | 0.9 | 1.4% | 9,583 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 9,603 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.6% | 9,603 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 14,243 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 16,345 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 15,484 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 14,514 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 14,450 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 13,753 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,354 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,760 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,627 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,525 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 6,551 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 10,441 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.0% | 11,716 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.4% | — |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 14,328 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 20,151 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| C5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.5 | Feb 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| C6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.5 | Feb 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| C1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.8 | Oct 1979 | Retired Oct 2018 | — | coming soon |
| C2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.8 | Oct 1979 | Retired Oct 2018 | — | coming soon |
| C4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 1 | Oct 1979 | Retired Oct 2018 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Manassas - (VA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Manassas - (VA) | 100.0% | 4 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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