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1.1 MW Natural Gas operating in Henry, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
1.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.7173, -79.8452
County
Henry, VA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Martinsville - (VA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Martinsville - (VA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Martinsville LFG Generator is a 1.1 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Henry County, Virginia. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by the City of Martinsville (VA). It consists of a single natural gas internal combustion engine generator.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, Martinsville LFG Generator produced 222 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 2.3%. The plant's small size results in a rank of 28 out of 28 power plants in Virginia, and 1929 out of 1963 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
10 MWh
Latest Month
222 MWh
Annual Generation
2.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1357 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
27 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.1M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Martinsville Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
1.785 km
Operator
Appalachian Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
MARTINSV34 KV T3
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
0.037 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.026 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
1.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1358 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC West