List of power stations in Virginia
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| Name | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity [MW] | Status |
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| Bath County Pumped Storage Station Bath County Pumped Storage Station The Bath County Pumped Storage Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric power plant with a generation capacity of 2,772 megawatts . The station is located in the northern corner of Bath County, Virginia, on the southeast side of the Eastern Continental Divide, which forms this section of the... PS |
38°12′32"N 79°48′0"W | 2100 | Operational |
| John H. Kerr Dam John H. Kerr Dam John H. Kerr Dam is concrete gravity-dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Kerr Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1953 for the purposes of flood control, and hydropower. The dam also serves wildlife resources, forest conservation, and... |
36°35′53"N 78°17′55"W | 227 | Operational |
| North Anna Nuclear Generating Station North Anna Nuclear Generating Station The North Anna Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant on a site in Louisa County, Virginia. The site is operated by Dominion Generation company and is jointly owned by the Dominion Virginia Power corporation and by the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative .The plant has two Westinghouse... |
38°3′38"N 77°47′22"W | 1790 | Operational |
| Philpott Dam Philpott Dam Philpott Dam is a concrete, gravity dam on the Smith River in Franklin and Henry counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. It impounds Philpott Lake.Philpott Dam is located about 44 river miles above the mouth of the Smith River... |
36°46′52"N 80°01′39"W | 7 | Operational |
| Smith Mountain Dam Smith Mountain Dam Smith Mountain Dam is concrete arch dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Smith Mountain Lake. The dam was built by Appalachian Power between 1960 and 1963 for the purposes of hydroelectricity via pumped-storage hydroelectricity... PS |
37°02′28"N 79°32′08"W | 656 | Operational |
| Surry Nuclear Power Plant Surry Nuclear Power Plant Surry Power Station is a nuclear power plant located in Surry County in southeastern Virginia. The power station lies on an 840-acre site adjacent to the James River across from Jamestown, slightly upriver from Smithfield and Newport News... |
37°9′56"N 76°41′52"W | Shutdown due tornado |