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82.8 MW Distillate Oil operating in Richmond, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
82.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1971
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.9484, -76.7110
County
Richmond, 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 | — | — |
The Northern Neck power plant is located in Richmond County, Virginia. The plant, owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co, has a total capacity of 82.8 MW across four generators. It primarily runs on Distillate Fuel Oil (DFO) using Petroleum Liquids technology. The plant began operating in 1971.
Northern Neck operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 2,442 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%. According to available FERC data, the plant's installed cost was $151.04 per kW. Northern Neck is ranked 3rd out of 32 similar plants in Virginia and 70th out of 886 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
86 MWh
Latest Month
2.4K MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2694 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
15 lb/MWh
SO₂
Internal combustion · VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY · Data from 2015–2024
$174/kW
Installed Cost
$5/kW
Annual CapEx
$152.5/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Northern Neck 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
NRTHNECK115 KV SV1
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
8 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.109 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.022 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
2 GWh
CO₂eq
2703 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina