Ladysmith — 893 MW gas plant, Caroline County, VA

Ladysmith — 893 MW gas plant, Caroline County, VA · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 7839 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Natural gas: 892.5 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (5)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Ladysmith
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
1	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	178.5	Unknown
2	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	178.5	Unknown
3	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	178.5	Unknown
4	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	178.5	Unknown
5	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Operating	178.5	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 38.07251, -77.51388
Filed location · EIA: 38.07220, -77.51330

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Dec 26, 2023
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	178.5 MW 154.7 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	May 2001	Operating
2	178.5 MW 153.7 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	May 2001	Operating
3	178.5 MW 159.8 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2008	Operating
4	178.5 MW 160.1 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Jun 2008	Operating
5	178.5 MW 160.6 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT	Apr 2009	Operating

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Virginia Electric & Power CoOperatorOperator associated with Ladysmith.

Crowder Construction CompanyConstruction contractorIndustrial Info identified Crowder Construction Company as the general contractor for Ladysmith CT3 and CT4.

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

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

May 2001
May 2001
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1, generator 2 with this operating date.
2007
2007
Construction of Ladysmith units 3 and 4Dominion Ge...
Construction of two approximately 180 MW combustion turbines, identified as CT3 and CT4, began in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Apr 19, 2007
Apr 19, 2007
Dominion self-build expansion proposedDominion un...
Dominion Virginia Power proposed two additional 150 MW natural-gas peaking units at Ladysmith at an estimated cost of $135 million. The site was designed to accommodate five units, and Dominion chose to build the units itself after reviewing bids.
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1. Jun 2008
  Jun 2008
  Generators enter operationEIA-860
  EIA-860 lists generator 3, generator 4 with this operating date.
Aug 2008
Aug 2008
Reported planned completion of units 3 and 4Dominion Ge...
Contemporary project reporting gave August 2008 as the expected completion date for CT3 and CT4.
Apr 2009
Apr 2009
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 5 with this operating date.
Jun 2009
Jun 2009
Planned Commercial OperationSource
Dominion's January 2009 investor reference book listed Ladysmith 5 as a 151 MW GE 7FA dual-fuel unit with commercial operation targeted for June 2009.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

dominionenergy.comPower Stations | Dominion Energyother

Common questions about Ladysmith

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Ladysmith?

Ladysmith reports 892.5 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Ladysmith?

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

Where is Ladysmith located?

Ladysmith is in Caroline County, VA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Ladysmith?

Ladysmith 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 Ladysmith generate?

Ladysmith reported 817.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Ladysmith connect to the grid?

Ladysmith interconnects at Ladysmith CT (Ladysmith combustion-turbine station), on the Virginia Electric & Power Co system.

How does Ladysmith compare to other plants?

By capacity, Ladysmith ranks #20 of 829 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 10 in VA.

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