Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Virginia
34 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Virginia, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possum Point | oil | 1,373 MW | 2020-12-01 | Prince William |
| Chesterfield | coal | 1,353 MW | 2023-05-01 | Chesterfield |
| Yorktown | gas | 1,257 MW | 2023-05-01 | York |
| Chesapeake | coal | 761 MW | 2019-06-01 | Chesapeake |
| Glen Lyn | coal | 338 MW | 2015-06-01 | Giles |
| Bellmeade Power Station | gas | 330 MW | 2019-03-01 | Richmond City |
| Bremo Bluff | gas | 254 MW | 2019-03-01 | Fluvanna |
| Clinch River | coal | 238 MW | 2015-12-01 | Russell |
| Marsh Run Generation Facility | gas | 196 MW | — | Fauquier |
| Mecklenburg Power Station | coal | 140 MW | 2019-03-01 | Mecklenburg |
| Spruance Operating Services LLC | coal | 115 MW | 2021-01-01 | Richmond City |
| International Paper Franklin Mill | biomass | 110 MW | 2018-06-01 | Isle of Wight |
| Multitrade of Pittsylvania LP | biomass | 90 MW | 2019-03-01 | Pittsylvania |
| Wheelabrator Portsmouth | waste | 60 MW | 2024-07-01 | Portsmouth City |
| Covington Facility | coal | 27 MW | 2013-12-01 | Alleghany |
| Maple Street Substation | brownfield | 9 MW | — | — |
| Park 500 Philip Morris USA | coal | 6 MW | 2013-09-01 | Chesterfield |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | gas | 6 MW | 2012-01-01 | Montgomery |
| Dominion/Lo Mar | oil | 5 MW | — | Prince William |
| Bedford Solar Farm | landfill | 3 MW | — | — |
| Dean Drive Area Electric Generators | oil | 3 MW | 2019-03-01 | Manassas City |
| Church Street Plant | oil | 3 MW | 2018-10-01 | Prince William |
| Mineral Gap Data Center | mine | 3 MW | — | — |
| Celanese Acetate LLC | oil | 3 MW | 2003-12-01 | Giles |
| Harrisonburg Power Plant | gas | 3 MW | 2016-06-01 | Harrisonburg City |
| Danville New Design Plant | oil | 2 MW | 2024-09-01 | Danville City |
| Danville Westover Plant | oil | 2 MW | 2020-07-01 | Danville City |
| VMEA 1 Credit Gen | oil | 2 MW | 2007-12-01 | Prince William |
| Salem VA Medical Center Solar | landfill | 2 MW | — | — |
| Elkton | gas | 1 MW | 2022-10-01 | Rockingham |
| Tangier | oil | 1 MW | 1996-10-01 | Accomack |
| Marine Corps Combat Development Command | superfund | 0 MW | — | — |
| Crozet Orchard | brownfield | 0 MW | — | — |
| Stone Brewing Company | power_plant | — | — | — |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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