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559 MW Natural Gas operating in Buckingham, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
559 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.6959, -78.2863
County
Buckingham, 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 | — | — |
Bear Garden is a 559 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Buckingham County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 2011 and is owned by Dominion Energy and operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. It consists of 3 generators. According to the most recent data, Bear Garden generated 3,368,325 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 68.7%.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Bear Garden is ranked as the 10th largest power plant in Virginia out of 20, and nationally it is ranked 441 out of 945. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $768.91 per kW, based on FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
402.2K MWh
Latest Month
3.4M MWh
Annual Generation
68.7%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
834 lb/MWh
NOx
0.050 lb/MWh
SO₂
Combined cycle · VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY · Data from 2015–2024
$797/kW
Installed Cost
$3/kW
Annual CapEx
$9.4/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Bear Garden 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
BEARGRDN18 KV CT1A
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
0.004 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.016 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
61.7%
Annual Net Gen
3023 GWh
CO₂eq
835 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina