Darbytown

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #18 of 30 Natural Gas plants in VA#576 of 2009 nationally

368.4 MW Natural Gas operating in Henrico, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

368.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

1990

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

37.4982, -77.3685

County

Henrico, 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

Darbytown is a 368.4 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Henrico County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 1990 and consists of four natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. Darbytown connects to the grid within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority. The plant is located within the SERC NERC region.

Darbytown's latest annual generation was 144,611 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 4.4%. The plant ranks 17th out of 20 power plants in Virginia and 577th out of 945 plants nationally. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $244.63 per kW, according to FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

PJM Interconnection, LLC

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

13.9K MWh

Latest Month

144.6K MWh

Annual Generation

4.4%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$280/kW

Installed Cost

$16.1/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 confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

DARBYTWN14 KV GT1

Pricing Hub

DOMINION HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (9)Beta

Grid·capacity addition

As power demand surges, Va. lawmakers seem ready to add more energy storage to the grid

Virginia lawmakers want to more than triple the amount of energy storage capacity Virginia's two public utility companies, Dominion and...

Dominion (operator)

Virginia Mercury·1 years ago

Deals·m and a

Blackstone Energy to buy $1bn gas-fired power plant in Virginia

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners has agreed to acquire the 774MW Potomac Energy Center in Loudoun County, Virginia, as reported by Reuters.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (buyer)

Power Technology·1 years ago

Regulatory·state puc

Dominion approved for 3 long-term battery storage pilots

Dominion Energy recently received state regulatory approval to use developing battery storage technologies that could have major implications for the...

Dominion Energy (operator)

VPM·1 years ago