Bear Garden — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56807
- Capacity
- 559 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Buckingham, VA
- Operating Since
- 2011
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Parent Company
- Dominion Energy
- Annual Generation
- 3,368,325 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 68.7%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- SERC
Bear Garden
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #11 of 30 Natural Gas plants in VA#435 of 2009 nationally
559 MW Natural Gas operating in Buckingham, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
559 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.6959, -78.2863
County
Buckingham, 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
Bear Garden is a 559 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Buckingham County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 2011 and is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. It consists of 3 generators. According to the most recent data, Bear Garden generated 3,368,325 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 68.7%.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Bear Garden is ranked as the 10th largest power plant in Virginia out of 20, and nationally it is ranked 441 out of 945. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $768.91 per kW, based on FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Bremo
OperationalGas675 MWPJMLBNL + Live
Generation
402.2K MWh
Latest Month
3.4M MWh
Annual Generation
68.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$797/kW
Installed Cost
$9.4/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
Bear Garden 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
BEARGRDN18 KV CT1A
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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