Power plants planned and retiring in Virginia
Virginia plans 7,309 MW, 24% of its 29,860 MW in service (13th of 51). 3,611 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 3,434 MW.
Virginia: planned against running
Virginia planned, by fuel
- Solar 3,434 MW (47%)
- Storage 221 MW (3%)
- Wind 2,718 MW (37%)
- Natural gas 936 MW (13%)
Virginia operating, by fuel
- Solar 5,293 MW (18%)
- Storage 3,400 MW (11%)
- Wind 12 MW (0%)
- Natural gas 13,737 MW (46%)
- Coal 1,530 MW (5%)
- Nuclear 3,568 MW (12%)
- Hydro 867 MW (3%)
- Oil 740 MW (2%)
- Other 713 MW (2%)
When Virginia capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Virginia, 2026 to 2030: 5 rows
| Year | Virginia planned MW | Virginia retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 544 | No data |
| 2027 | 3406 | No data |
| 2028 | 982 | No data |
| 2029 | 1325 | No data |
| 2030 | 1052 | 460 |
5 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVVirginia projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Virginia projects are
Virginia: 30 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Virginia planned projects
Filter the 53 planned project lines in Virginia.
7,309 MW across 53 project lines, 24% of the 29,860 MW operating in Virginia.
- Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Commer, County not listed: 2,640 MW wind, online 2027
- Chesterfield, Chesterfield: 936 MW natural gas, online 2029
- Bellflower Solar (VA), Brunswick: 600 MW solar, online 2030
- Rocky Run Solar, Brunswick: 300 MW solar, online 2028
- Sycamore Cross Solar, Isle of Wight: 208 MW solar, online 2029
What the Virginia numbers say
Virginia runs 29,860 MW today. The planned list would add 7,309 MW (24%) while 460 MW (2%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Virginia has 7,309 MW due online and 460 MW due to retire there.
Virginia planned mix: 87% solar, storage and wind, 13% natural gas. Virginia stages: 3,611 MW under construction or in testing, 254 MW permits received, not started, 1,581 MW permits pending, 1,862 MW early planning, no approvals started. Virginia retired 2,202 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 5,795 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Virginia capacity by fuel and status
| Virginia fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Virginia, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5,293 | 3,434 | – | – | 1,090 |
| Storage | 3,400 | 221 | – | – | 710 |
| Wind | 12 | 2,718 | – | – | 72 |
| Natural gas | 13,737 | 936 | 460 | 791 | 3,916 |
| Coal | 1,530 | – | – | 1,349 | – |
| Nuclear | 3,568 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 867 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oil | 740 | – | – | 23 | 5 |
| Other | 713 | – | – | 39 | – |
| All fuels | 29,860 | 7,309 | 460 | 2,202 | 5,795 |
Virginia counties with the most planned capacity
| Virginia county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| County not listed | 2,640 | 1 | Wind |
| Chesterfield County | 1,098 | 6 | Natural gas |
| Brunswick County | 903 | 3 | Solar |
| Charlotte County | 317 | 2 | Solar |
| Isle of Wight County | 258 | 2 | Solar |
| Buckingham County | 224 | 2 | Solar |
| Henry County | 201 | 1 | Solar |
| Louisa County | 193 | 3 | Solar |
| Loudoun County | 170 | 3 | Solar |
| Pittsylvania County | 166 | 3 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Virginia
| Virginia plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Commer | County not listed | Wind | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 2,640 |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Natural gas | Permits pending | 2029 | 936 |
| Bellflower Solar (VA) | Brunswick | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 600 |
| Rocky Run Solar | Brunswick | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2028 | 300 |
| Sycamore Cross Solar | Isle of Wight | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2029 | 208 |
| Axton Solar | Henry | Solar | Permits pending | 2028 | 201 |
| Courthouse Solar | Charlotte | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2030 | 167 |
| Chester Solar Technology Park, LLC | Chesterfield | Solar | Permits pending | 2027 | 160 |
| CPV County Line Solar, LLC | Charlotte | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 150 |
| Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 | Pulaski | Solar | Permits pending | 2028 | 150 |
Virginia against its neighbors
Virginia: planned MW equal 24% of operating. Bordering states: District of Columbia plans 8% of what it runs (17 points below Virginia); Kentucky plans 16% of what it runs (8 points below Virginia); Maryland plans 0% of what it runs (24 points below Virginia); North Carolina plans 6% of what it runs (19 points below Virginia); Tennessee plans 16% of what it runs (9 points below Virginia); West Virginia plans 6% of what it runs (19 points below Virginia).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Virginia: 754 operating generators, 53 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Virginia: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
7,309 MW, 24% of the 29,860 MW Virginia runs. 3,611 MW is being built or tested in Virginia.
Virginia: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Virginia with 3,434 of 7,309 planned MW.
Virginia: which power plants are retiring?
460 MW of Virginia units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 460 MW natural gas.
Will Virginia get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Virginia has 5,795 MW canceled or postponed, and 2,202 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.