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Coal power plants in Virginia

Virginia has 3 operating coal power plants with 1.6 GW of capacity.

  • Operating3
RichmondVirginia BeachAshburnRoanokeCharlottesville

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Virginia

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Clover1996848 MW
2Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center2012668 MW
3Covington Facility198945 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Virginia

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center2012668 MW
2Clover1996848 MW
3Covington Facility198945 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Virginia

How many coal power plants are in Virginia?
Virginia has 3 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 1.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Virginia?
Clover in Halifax County, Virginia is the largest, at 848 MW. It came online in 1996.
How many coal power plants were built in Virginia in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Virginia in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Virginia?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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