Hopewell Mill — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 50813
- Capacity
- 47.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- BLQ
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Hopewell City, VA
- Operating Since
- 1980
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- RockTenn-Hopewell
- Parent Company
- Westrock
- Annual Generation
- 276,501 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 66.3%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Hopewell Mill
OperatingBlack Liquor
Ranked #2 of 3 Black Liquor plants in VA#48 of 62 nationally
47.6 MW Black Liquor operating in Hopewell City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
47.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1980
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.3000, -77.2645
County
Hopewell City, VA
Nearby Plants
- Hopewell Power StationWood Waste71.1 MW · 1.7 km
- Hopewell CogenerationNatural Gas399 MW · 1.7 km
- Park 500 Philip Morris USANatural Gas13 MW · 4.6 km
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 | RockTenn-Hopewell | WestRock Hopewell | — |
| Owner(s) | RockTenn-Hopewell | Westrock | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Hopewell Mill is a 47.6 MW biomass power plant located in Hopewell City County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 1980 and has one generator. It is owned by Westrock and operated by RockTenn-Hopewell. The primary fuel source for the plant is black liquor (BLQ), and the technology used is wood/wood waste biomass.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Hopewell Mill generated 276,501 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 66.3%. Hopewell Mill is ranked as the second largest of three biomass plants in Virginia, and 51st out of 66 biomass plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
25.5K MWh
Latest Month
276.5K MWh
Annual Generation
66.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hopewell Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
PJMNearby ISO Node
Polyester SubstationSubstation
Cogentrix SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·flooding
Hopewell plant spills 1 million gallons of raw sewage; James River swimming advisory issued
HOPEWELL, Va. — A major release of raw sewage from Hopewell's wastewater treatment plant has health officials warning people and their pets...
WTVR.com·8 months ago
Industry·corporate
Report: Paper Mills Around the Country, Including Virginia, Release Pollution From Decades-Old Boilers
Donna Thomasson is a 34-year-old nurse who grew up on a hillside overlooking the Smurfit Westrock paper mill nestled in the hollers of...
Smurfit Westrock (operator)Donna Thomasson (other)
Inside Climate News·10 months ago
Industry·corporate
Company to build $218 million steel plant on former J&L land in Aliquippa
A New York-based company plans to revive Aliquippa steel production with a $218 million advanced manufacturing facility on land once occupied by J&L Steel's...
J&L Steel (other)
Beaver County Times·2 years ago
Regulatory·state puc
Virginia groups struck a deal on biomass plants. Amendments from Youngkin are more controversial.
Four power plants operated by Dominion Energy in Virginia burn biomass to produce electricity. Under the Virginia Clean Economy Act, three of them must close...
Dominion Energy (operator)Youngkin (executive)
Virginia Mercury·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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