How big is Darbytown?

Darbytown has a reported capacity of 368.4 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Darbytown?

Darbytown is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Henrico County, VA, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Darbytown located?

Darbytown is in Henrico County, VA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Darbytown?

Darbytown is operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Darbytown generate?

Darbytown reported 144.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Darbytown connect to the grid?

Darbytown interconnects at Darbytown Substation, on the Virginia Electric & Power Co system.

How does Darbytown compare to other plants?

By capacity, Darbytown ranks #141 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #6 of 10 in VA.

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Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbinePJM · Henrico County

Darbytown

Dominion Energy Inc · Henrico County · PJM

Darbytown is a natural gas-fired power facility with 368.4 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Henrico County, Virginia, registered as EIA Plant ID 7212. Virginia Electric & Power Co is the registered plant entity or operator. The plant's generating configuration is four natural-gas-fired combustion-turbine generators in a simple-cycle peaker configuration, with distillate fuel oil as dual-fuel backup. The facility interconnects at Darbytown Substation at 230 kV.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 368.4 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 7212
Virginia Electric & Power Co · Henrico County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Darbytown is operating.
Grid connection: Darbytown Substation
230 kV · Virginia Electric & Power Co

Profile

Grid role: Simple-cycle peaking generation
Grid connection: Darbytown Substation · 230 kV · Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Physical build: The documented installed scope is four GE Power PG711-EA simple-cycle, dual-fuel combustion turbines, each rated at 84 MW nameplate; plant records separately report four generating units and 368.4 MW total nameplate capacity. A separate Darbytown Storage Pilot was proposed at the station, comprising a 4.94 MW/494 MWh Form Energy iron-air system and a 4 MW/16 MWh Eos zinc-hybrid system, for approximately 9 MW total; it was planned for operation by late 2026 and is not counted here as installed equipment as of August 2, 2026.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 368.4 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operating status: operating
Darbytown is operating.
Interconnection: Darbytown Substation
230 kV · Virginia Electric & Power Co
Location: Henrico County
PJM
Operator

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	92.1 MW 85 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	May 1990	Operating
2	92.1 MW 85 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	May 1990	Operating
3	92.1 MW 85 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Apr 1990	Operating
4	92.1 MW

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 368.4 MW
National rank: #141
VA rank: #6

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

144.6 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

4.5%

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

DARBYTOWN CTS

IN SERVICE · 230 kV

0.1 km

UNKNOWN161842

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Air Permit And Registration

Aug 24, 2023

Virginia DEQ Title V Registration No. 50997 and Permit No. PRO-50997 were issued for Dominion Energy–Darbytown CT Station.

Air permit covers 6001 Fergus Boulevard, Henrico, Virginia 23231. Effective August 24, 2023; expires August 23, 2028. Covers four turbine pairs (ES-1a/b through ES-4a/b) and associated emission units.

50997-18 TV

Land Ownership And Parcel Size

Sep 18, 2023

Darbytown Power Station is located on Company-owned property comprising a 51.36-acre parcel.

Virginia SCC filing for the BESS-4 co-located project states that the Darbytown Power Station is on Company-owned property within a 51.36-acre parcel. This is the parcel containing the combustion turbine units.

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Owner And Permittee

Aug 24, 2023

Virginia Electric and Power Company, operating as Dominion Energy, is the permittee and owner of Darbytown Power Station.

Virginia DEQ Title V air permit (Permit No. PRO-50997, Registration No. 50997) names Virginia Electric and Power Company as permittee and identifies the facility as Dominion Energy–Darbytown CT Station.

50997-18 TV

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Apr 1990
Apr 1990
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 3, generator 4 with this operating date.
May 1990
May 1990
Generators enter operation

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Virginia Electric & Power Co

Entity 19876

Operating portfolio

35 plants

3 states

Reported capacity

19,819.4 MW

Conventional Hydroelectric · Conventional Steam Coal · Hydroelectric Pumped Storage

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Bath County	2,862 MW	VA
North Anna	1,960.4 MW	VA
Greensville County Power Station	1,773.3 MW	VA
Surry	1,695 MW	VA
Mt Storm	1,680.9 MW	WV
Brunswick County Power Station	1,472.2 MW	VA
Warren County	1,472.2 MW	VA
Ladysmith	892.5 MW	VA

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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