# Greensville County Power Station PJM Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/greensville-county-power-station Greensville County Power Station is a natural gas-fired power facility with 1,773.3 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Greensville County, Virginia, registered as EIA Plant ID 59913. Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia) is the public owner or developer; Virginia Electric & Power Co is the registered plant entity or operator. Fluor described Greensville County Power Station as the largest and most efficient natural-gas-fueled power station in Virginia upon completion. Commercial operation began in December 2018. ## Key facts - Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle - Power capacity: 1773.3000000000002 MW - Operating status: operating - Retirement: 2045 ## Grid and market context - ISO/RTO: PJM - Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection (PJM) ## Source-backed facts - Identifiers: [{"value":"59913","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection (PJM)","system":"PJM balancing authority"},{"value":"Z1-086","system":"PJM queue position"},{"value":"PUE-2015-00075","system":"Virginia SCC CPCN docket"},{"value":"Carson Substation","system":"PJM RTO/ISO LMP node"},{"value":"CT01","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"CT02","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"CT03","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"ST01","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"GV01","system":"EIA unit code"}] — Source · confidence: medium - Identifiers: [{"value":"59913","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection (PJM)","system":"PJM balancing authority"},{"value":"Z1-086","system":"PJM queue position"},{"value":"PUE-2015-00075","system":"Virginia SCC CPCN docket"},{"value":"Carson Substation","system":"PJM RTO/ISO LMP node"},{"value":"CT01","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"CT02","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"CT03","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"ST01","system":"EIA generator identifier"},{"value":"GV01","system":"EIA unit code"}] — iipstJ Jt · confidence: medium - Description: Greensville County Power Station is an operating 1,773.3-MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle plant in Greensville County, Virginia, near Emporia. Commercial operation began in 2018. The facility uses three Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas 501 J combustion-turbine generators, three Alstom heat-recovery steam generators, and one Alstom steam-turbine generator. Fluor provided engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services for the project. — Power Stations | Dominion Energy · confidence: high - Description: Greensville County Power Station is an operating 1,773.3-MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle plant in Greensville County, Virginia, near Emporia. Commercial operation began in 2018. The facility uses three Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas 501 J combustion-turbine generators, three Alstom heat-recovery steam generators, and one Alstom steam-turbine generator. Fluor provided engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services for the project. — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Identifiers.2: {"value":"Z1-086","system":"PJM queue position"} — Source · confidence: medium - Parties.2: {"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"Fluor Corporation","official_url":"https://www.fluor.com/"} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Parties.3: {"relationship":"Combustion-turbine OEM","name":"Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA)","official_url":null} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: medium - Parties.4: {"relationship":"HRSG and steam-turbine supplier","name":"Alstom","official_url":null} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: medium - Construction scope: Construction and commissioning of a natural-gas combined-cycle power station with three Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas M501J/501 J combustion-turbine generators rated at 369.8 MW each, three Alstom heat-recovery steam generators, one Alstom steam-turbine generator rated at 663.9 MW, an 80-cell direct-dry air-cooled condenser, a thermal-energy-storage tank and chiller system, one auxiliary boiler, one diesel-fired emergency generator, two propane-fired emergency generators, and one diesel-fired water pump. — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: medium - Construction scope: Construction and commissioning of a natural-gas combined-cycle power station with three Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas M501J/501 J combustion-turbine generators rated at 369.8 MW each, three Alstom heat-recovery steam generators, one Alstom steam-turbine generator rated at 663.9 MW, an 80-cell direct-dry air-cooled condenser, a thermal-energy-storage tank and chiller system, one auxiliary boiler, one diesel-fired emergency generator, two propane-fired emergency generators, and one diesel-fired water pump. — Greensville County Power Plant, Virginia- A 1,588MW CCGT power station · confidence: medium - Product url: https://power.mhi.com/regions/amer/products/gas-turbines/m501j — M501J Series Gas Turbines | Mitsubishi Power Americas · confidence: medium - Financing summary: The project was estimated at approximately $1.33 billion in total construction cost, excluding financing costs, in the Virginia SCC record; Dominion's commissioning announcement described the completed station as a $1.3 billion project. The regulatory financing treatment used AFUDC—accrued and deferred financing costs with debt and equity components—and sought recovery of project costs through Rider GV. The cited materials do not disclose a separate project-finance loan, acquisition price, sale consideration, or portfolio transaction value. — Source · confidence: medium - Quality notes.0: Project and press materials cite approximately 1,588 MW as the nominal or generating capacity, while the EIA-linked plant record reports 1,773.3 MW of nameplate capacity across four generating units; the difference is retained as a capacity-basis distinction rather than treated as a documented expansion. — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Quality notes.2: No acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner, retirement, or repowering transaction is reported in the cited project and regulatory history. The available history instead identifies Dominion Virginia Power as the project applicant, owner, and operator from development through operation. — STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ^ IS rvj om PREFILED STAFF TESTIMONY ^ £§ m VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY For approval · confidence: medium - Quality notes.2: No acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner, retirement, or repowering transaction is reported in the cited project and regulatory history. The available history instead identifies Dominion Virginia Power as the project applicant, owner, and operator from development through operation. — Dominion Energy Fires Up Greensville County Power Station · confidence: medium - Timeline.1: {"event":"EPC contract and limited notice to proceed","date":"2015-04","detail":"The EPC contract with Fluor was executed on April 8, 2015, and Fluor received a limited notice to proceed during April 2015."} — Source · confidence: high - Timeline.1: {"event":"EPC contract and limited notice to proceed","date":"2015-04","detail":"The EPC contract with Fluor was executed on April 8, 2015, and Fluor received a limited notice to proceed during April 2015."} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Timeline.5: {"event":"Construction start","date":"2016-06","detail":"Construction began in June 2016."} — Dominion Energy Fires Up Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Timeline.6: {"event":"Full EPC notice to proceed","date":"2016-07","detail":"Dominion granted Fluor full notice to proceed for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning."} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Timeline.7: {"event":"Initial generation","date":"2018-12-08","detail":"The station completed testing and began generating electricity for Dominion Energy Virginia customers."} — Dominion Energy Fires Up Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Timeline.8: {"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2018-12","detail":"Greensville entered commercial operations in December 2018 and was completed during 2018."} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Timeline.9: {"event":"Industry recognition","date":"2019","detail":"The completed facility was named Engineering Project of the Year by S&P Global Platts in the 2019 Global Energy Awards."} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.2: {"relationship":"EPC contractor","name":"Fluor Corporation","detail":"Fluor provided engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services and received the project's limited and full notices to proceed.","official_url":"https://www.fluor.com/"} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Combustion-turbine OEM","name":"Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA), now Mitsubishi Power","detail":"The project uses three MHPSA M501J advanced combustion-turbine generators; the M501J product is now represented on Mitsubishi Power's official site.","official_url":"https://power.mhi.com/regions/amer/products/gas-turbines/m501j"} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Combustion-turbine OEM","name":"Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA), now Mitsubishi Power","detail":"The project uses three MHPSA M501J advanced combustion-turbine generators; the M501J product is now represented on Mitsubishi Power's official site.","official_url":"https://power.mhi.com/regions/amer/products/gas-turbines/m501j"} — M501J Series Gas Turbines | Mitsubishi Power Americas · confidence: medium - Commercial parties.4: {"relationship":"HRSG and steam-turbine supplier","name":"Alstom","detail":"The configuration includes three Alstom heat-recovery steam generators and one Alstom steam-turbine generator.","official_url":"https://www.alstom.com/"} — Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station · confidence: high - Status detail: Operating natural-gas combined-cycle facility; the EIA-linked unit record lists CT01 as operating, and Dominion's current facilities information lists commercial operation beginning in 2018. Virginia's applicable fossil-generation policy calls for remaining fossil-fuel units to retire by the end of 2045 unless retirement would compromise grid reliability or security. No conversion or repowering plan is identified. — Power Stations | Dominion Energy · confidence: medium - Operating status: operating — Power Stations | Dominion Energy · confidence: medium ## Timeline - 2015-04 — EPC contract and limited notice to proceed The EPC contract with Fluor was executed on April 8, 2015, and Fluor received a limited notice to proceed during April 2015. Source: Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station (https://www.fluor.com/projects/engineering-construction-dominion-greensville-power) - 2016-06 — Construction start Construction began in June 2016. Source: Dominion Energy Fires Up Greensville County Power Station (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dominion-energy-fires-up-greensville-county-power-station-300762632.html) - 2016-07 — Full EPC notice to proceed Dominion granted Fluor full notice to proceed for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Source: Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station (https://www.fluor.com/projects/engineering-construction-dominion-greensville-power) - 2018-12 — Commercial operation Greensville entered commercial operations in December 2018 and was completed during 2018. Source: s (https://www.scc.virginia.gov/docketsearch/DOCS/7znd01%21.PDF) - 2018-12-08 — Initial generation The station completed testing and began generating electricity for Dominion Energy Virginia customers. Source: Dominion Energy Fires Up Greensville County Power Station (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dominion-energy-fires-up-greensville-county-power-station-300762632.html) - 2019 — Industry recognition The completed facility was named Engineering Project of the Year by S&P Global Platts in the 2019 Global Energy Awards. Source: Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station (https://www.fluor.com/projects/engineering-construction-dominion-greensville-power) - 2024-06 — Related fuel-reliability infrastructure proposed Dominion filed to amend the Brunswick and Greensville CPCNs for an adjacent LNG production, storage, and regasification facility, expected to commence operations in the fourth quarter of 2027; the filing does not document an expansion of the station's generating units. Source: s (https://www.scc.virginia.gov/docketsearch/DOCS/7znd01%21.PDF) ## Sources - [Power Stations | Dominion Energy](https://www.dominionenergy.com/en/About/Making-Energy/Power-Stations) — dominionenergy.com · tier other - [Source](https://scc.virginia.gov/docketsearch/DOCS/32zh01%21.PDF) — scc.virginia.gov · tier regulatory - [iipstJ Jt](https://scc.virginia.gov/docketsearch/DOCS/35jy01!.PDF) — scc.virginia.gov · tier regulatory - [Dominion Virginia Greensville County Power Station](https://www.fluor.com/projects/engineering-construction-dominion-greensville-power) — fluor.com · tier other - [Source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/103682/000119312519057924/d662998d10k.htm) — sec.gov · tier regulatory - [Source](https://fluor.com/projects/engineering-construction-dominion-greensville-power) — fluor.com · tier other - [Greensville County Power Plant, Virginia- A 1,588MW CCGT power station](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/greensville-county-power-station-virginia/) — nsenergybusiness.com · tier other - [M501J Series Gas Turbines | Mitsubishi Power Americas](https://power.mhi.com/regions/amer/products/gas-turbines/m501j) — power.mhi.com · tier other - [Dominion Energy Fires Up Greensville County Power Station](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dominion-energy-fires-up-greensville-county-power-station-300762632.html) — prnewswire.com · tier other - [s](https://www.scc.virginia.gov/docketsearch/DOCS/7znd01%21.PDF) — scc.virginia.gov · tier regulatory - [STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ^ IS rvj om PREFILED STAFF TESTIMONY ^ £§ m VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY For approval](https://www.scc.virginia.gov/docketsearch/DOCS/35jy01!.PDF) — scc.virginia.gov · tier regulatory - [d-10q_20200930.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/715957/000156459020051677/d-10q_20200930.htm) — sec.gov · tier regulatory ## Data quality - Project and press materials cite approximately 1,588 MW as the nominal or generating capacity, while the EIA-linked plant record reports 1,773.3 MW of nameplate capacity across four generating units; the difference is retained as a capacity-basis distinction rather than treated as a documented expansion. The approximately $1.3 billion to $1.33 billion figure is a construction-cost estimate, not reported acquisition consideration or sale price. Regulatory materials describe AFUDC as accrued and deferred financing costs containing debt and equity components, with cost recovery through the Rider GV framework. No acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner, retirement, or repowering transaction is reported in the cited project and regulatory history. The available history instead identifies Dominion Virginia Power as the project applicant, owner, and operator from development through operation. A 2024 regulatory filing concerns a proposed adjacent LNG production, storage, and regasification facility intended to support Brunswick and Greensville; it is related fuel-reliability infrastructure, not a documented generating-unit expansion of Greensville County Power Station. --- Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/greensville-county-power-station Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/