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71.1 MW Wood Waste operating in Hopewell City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
71.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1992
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.2971, -77.2837
County
Hopewell City, 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 | operating | — |
Hopewell Power Station is a 71.1 MW biomass-fueled power plant located in Hopewell City County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 1992 and is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. It utilizes wood and wood waste biomass as its primary fuel source, with a single generator on site. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Hopewell Power Station generated 311,185 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 49.9%. The plant's installed cost was $1297.45 per kW, according to FERC data. Hopewell Power Station is the second-largest of four biomass plants in Virginia, and ranks ninth out of 97 biomass plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
34.1K MWh
Latest Month
311.2K MWh
Annual Generation
49.9%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
NOx
2 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.087 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.156 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
55.4%
Annual Net Gen
345 GWh
CO₂eq
74 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina
Steam turbine · VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY · Data from 2020–2023
$1,329/kW
Installed Cost
$25/kW
Annual CapEx
$97.5/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Polyester 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
HOPEWEL435 KV BTM
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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