# Clinch River

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/clinch-river

Appalachian Power Co - Russell County - PJM

Clinch River is a 475 MW natural-gas steam-turbine electric utility power plant located in Russell County, Virginia. The facility began operation in December 1958 as a coal-fired steam plant. In 2015, Appalachian Power retired the coal-related assets of Units 1 and 2 and retired Unit 3 entirely. Units 1 and 2 began operating as natural-gas-fired units in 2016. The plant currently operates two generators, each with 237.5 MW of nameplate capacity (230 MW summer, 235 MW winter). It is owned and operated by Appalachian Power Co and is located within the PJM balancing area, connected at 138 kV. The plant is supplied natural gas by the East Tennessee Natural Gas pipeline system, owned by Enbridge Inc.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 475 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3775 — plant-3775

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- **Operator:** Appalachian Power Co

## Related parties

- **Parent company:** American Electric Power (AEP) — Parent company ([source](https://www.aep.com))
- **Regulator / regulatory counterparty:** Virginia State Corporation Commission — State regulatory authority ([source](https://www.scc.virginia.gov))
- **Regulator / regulatory counterparty:** West Virginia Public Service Commission — State regulatory authority

## Sources

- [downloads.regulations.gov](https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0003-0179/content.pdf) — downloads.regulations.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [appalachianpower.com](https://www.appalachianpower.com/company/news/view?releaseID=2766) — appalachianpower.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [eia.gov](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_6_06) — eia.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/clinch-river
Website: [Appalachian Power Co](https://www.appalachianpower.com/company/news/view?releaseID=2766)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/