How big is Gravel Neck?

Gravel Neck has a reported capacity of 407.7 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Gravel Neck?

Gravel Neck is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids facility in Surry County, VA, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Gravel Neck located?

Gravel Neck is in Surry County, VA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Gravel Neck?

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

When did Gravel Neck start operating?

Gravel Neck reports a commercial operation date of 1970. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does Gravel Neck generate?

Gravel Neck reported 115.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Gravel Neck connect to the grid?

Gravel Neck on the Dominion (Virginia Electric & Power Co.) system.

How does Gravel Neck compare to other plants?

By capacity, Gravel Neck ranks #142 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #7 of 10 in VA.

Gravel Neck — 408 MW gas plant, Surry County, VA

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Overview

Reported capacity: 407.7 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 7032
Virginia Electric & Power Co · Surry County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Gravel Neck is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for 2027.
Commercial operation: 1970
Best-supported operating milestone.

Profile

Operating status: Gravel Neck is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for 2027.
Grid role: Peaking combustion-turbine generation
Physical build: The Gravel Neck Combustion Turbine Station comprises six combustion turbines: two Westinghouse turbines installed in 1970 and four General Electric turbines installed in 1989. The documented ancillary scope includes two starter diesel engines, three fuel-oil storage tanks, sixteen turbine-lube-oil storage tanks, and three oil/water separators.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 407.7 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids
Commercial operation: 1970
Operating status: operating
Gravel Neck is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for 2027.
Retirement: 2027
Gravel Neck is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for 2027.
Location: Surry County

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	16.3 MW 12 MW summer	Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · GT	Aug 1970	Operating
2	23.8 MW 16 MW summer	Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · GT	Dec 1970	Operating
3	91.9 MW 85 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Oct 1989	Operating
4	91.9 MW 85 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 1989	Operating
5	91.9 MW

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 367.6 MW; Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
National rank: #142; of 825 operating peers
VA rank: #7; of 10 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

115.4 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

3.2%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

SURRY

IN SERVICE · 500 kV

0.6 km

UNKNOWN114527

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

May 5, 2025

Title V air permit PRO50336; registration number 50336. Effective January 20, 2023, modified May 5, 2025, expires January 19, 2028.

Virginia DEQ issued the permit for Dominion Gravel Neck/Surry Power Stations.

Microsoft Word - 50336_25_Surry_MinorMod_Permit.docx

Cooling-Water Discharge

Mar 1, 2016

Outfall 001 discharges once-through, non-contact cooling water to the James River with maximum 30-day flow of 2,300.396 million gallons per day.

The discharge includes internal outfalls and periodic disinfection for biofouling control. Other listed receiving waters include unnamed tributaries to the James River and Hog Island Creek. This is a combined Surry and Gravel Neck discharge.

Source

Facility Location And Permittee

May 5, 2025

Gravel Neck Combustion Turbine Station is located in Surry County, Virginia, at Route 650. Permittee is Virginia Electric and Power Company.

The current Virginia DEQ air permit identifies the facility as Dominion - Gravel Neck/Surry Power Stations at Route 650, Surry, Virginia.

Microsoft Word - 50336_25_Surry_MinorMod_Permit.docx

Stormwater Drainage Area

Mar 1, 2016

VPDES fact sheet identifies stormwater drainage areas of approximately 272, 84, 10, and 10 acres for outfalls 050 through 053.

These are drainage areas associated with the combined Surry Power Station and Gravel Neck sites, not a separately allocated Gravel Neck-only acreage total.

Source

Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1970
1970
Commercial OperationPower Stati...
Dominion Energy lists Gravel Neck's commercial operation as beginning in 1970.
1970
1970
Initial construction and 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

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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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