How many natural gas power plants are planned in Virginia?

Developers have proposed 41 natural gas power plants in Virginia with 22 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Virginia?

Rogers Road 500 kV in Greensville County, Virginia is the largest planned, at 1,756 MW. It is expected to come online in 2025.

Who is developing natural gas 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.

Planned natural gas power plants in Virginia

Developers have proposed 41 natural gas power plants in Virginia with 22 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in Virginia

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in Virginia are expected online in 2029 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Virginia

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Rogers Road 500 kV	Greensville County	2025	1,756 MW
2	Rogers Road 500 kV	Greensville County	–	1,756 MW
3	Heritage 500 kV	Brunswick County	2023	1,526 MW
4	Gordonsville 230 kV	Orange County	2031	1,295 MW
5	Cunningham 500 kV	Fluvanna County	2026	1,000 MW
6	Cunningham 500 kV	Fluvanna County	–	1,000 MW
7	Cunningham 500 kV	Fluvanna County	2031	776 MW
8	Cunningham 500 kV	Fluvanna County	–	776 MW
9	Cunningham 500 kV	Fluvanna County	2031	776 MW
10	Cunningham 500 kV	Fluvanna County	–	776 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Virginia

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Ladysmith CT 230 kV	Caroline County	2027	190 MW
2	Ladysmith CT 230 kV	Caroline County	2027	190 MW
3	Remington CT 230 kV	Fauquier County	2028	190 MW
4	Four Rivers 230 kV	Hanover County	2028	766 MW
5	Remington CT 230 kV	Fauquier County	2028	190 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in Virginia

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Virginia?: Developers have proposed 41 natural gas power plants in Virginia with 22 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Virginia?: Rogers Road 500 kV in Greensville County, Virginia is the largest planned, at 1,756 MW. It is expected to come online in 2025.
Who is developing natural gas 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.