Northern Neck — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 3800
- Capacity
- 82.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Operating Since
- 1971
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Parent Company
- Dominion Energy
- Annual Generation
- 2,442 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.3%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Northern Neck
OperatingDistillate Oil
Ranked #3 of 31 Distillate Oil plants in VA#45 of 827 nationally
82.8 MW Distillate Oil operating in Richmond, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
82.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1971
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.9484, -76.7110
County
Richmond, VA
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Virginia Electric and Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Dominion Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Northern Neck power plant is located in Richmond County, Virginia. The plant, owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co, has a total capacity of 82.8 MW across four generators. It primarily runs on Distillate Fuel Oil (DFO) using Petroleum Liquids technology. The plant began operating in 1971.
Northern Neck operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 2,442 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%. According to available FERC data, the plant's installed cost was $151.04 per kW. Northern Neck is ranked 3rd out of 32 similar plants in Virginia and 70th out of 886 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
86 MWh
Latest Month
2.4K MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$174/kW
Installed Cost
$152.5/MWh
Operating Cost
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Northern Neck Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
NRTHNECK115 KV SV1
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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