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47.6 MW Black Liquor operating in Hopewell City, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
47.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1980
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.3000, -77.2645
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 | RockTenn-Hopewell | WestRock Hopewell | — |
| Owner(s) | RockTenn-Hopewell | Westrock | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Hopewell Mill is a 47.6 MW biomass power plant located in Hopewell City County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 1980 and has one generator. It is owned by Westrock and operated by RockTenn-Hopewell. The primary fuel source for the plant is black liquor (BLQ), and the technology used is wood/wood waste biomass.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Hopewell Mill generated 276,501 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 66.3%. Hopewell Mill is ranked as the second largest of three biomass plants in Virginia, and 51st out of 66 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
25.5K MWh
Latest Month
276.5K MWh
Annual Generation
66.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
313 lb/MWh
NOx
0.997 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $166.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hopewell Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.194 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.038 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
70.5%
Annual Net Gen
294 GWh
CO₂eq
328 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina