# Roanoke Rapids

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/roanoke-rapids

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 2758 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- hydroelectric: 100 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -77.6722, 36.4789
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-01-25 04:37:37+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:23.230128+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Roanoke Rapids Power Station is a Dominion Energy hydroelectric plant on the Roanoke River in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, in commercial operation since 1955. Four 23.75 MW General Electric generators give it up to 95 MW, according to Dominion Energy. The dam forms Roanoke Rapids Lake, an eight-mile reservoir whose flow is regulated upstream by Dominion's Gaston station, and the plant operates under FERC license docket P-2009.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 100 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 2758 — plant-2758

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric
- **Operator:** Virginia Electric & Power Co

## Related parties

- **Owner:** Dominion Energy — owner ([source](https://www.dominionenergy.com))
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric Co. — equipment_supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))

## Sources

- [dominionenergy.com](https://www.dominionenergy.com/about/making-energy/hydroelectric-power-facilities/roanoke-rapids-power-station) — dominionenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/roanoke-rapids
Website: [Dominion Energy](https://www.dominionenergy.com)

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