407.7 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (368 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (40 MW) operating in Surry, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
407.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
1970
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.1575, -76.6911
County
Surry, VA
Nearby Plants
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 | — | — |
Gravel Neck is a 407.7 MW hybrid power plant located in Surry County, Virginia. The plant, which began operating in 1970, is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. It utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as primary fuels, employing six generators with natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. Gravel Neck is ranked as the 14th largest power plant in Virginia out of 20, and 544th nationally out of 945 plants.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, Gravel Neck produced 115,421 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 3.2%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $240.41 per kW, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
2.0K MWh
Latest Month
115.4K MWh
Annual Generation
3.2%
Capacity Factor
$255/kW
Installed Cost
$13.1/MWh
Operating Cost
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Surry Substation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
GRAVLNK 13 KV GT3
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match