How big is Tenaska Virginia Generating Station?

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station has a reported capacity of 1,011.4 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Tenaska Virginia Generating Station?

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Fluvanna County, VA, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Tenaska Virginia Generating Station located?

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station is in Fluvanna County, VA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Tenaska Virginia Generating Station?

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station is operated by Tenaska Virginia Partners LP according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Tenaska Virginia Generating Station generate?

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station reported 4,451.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Tenaska Virginia Generating Station compare to other plants?

By capacity, Tenaska Virginia Generating Station ranks #91 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #4 of 11 in VA.

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station — 1,011 MW gas plant, VA

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Overview

Reported capacity: 1,011.4 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 55439
Tenaska Virginia Partners LP · Fluvanna County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Tenaska Virginia Generating Station is operating.
Project financing: $497M
A $497 million construction financing for the 885-MW Virginia gas-fired plant was arranged in 2002 and received Project Finance magazine’s 2002 North American Power Deal of the Year award.

Profile

Grid role: Centrally dispatched wholesale generation serving the PJM market and local utilities.
Context: POWER named Tenaska Virginia Generating Station a Top Plant of 2007 for its operating practices. The plant sells its output into PJM, which Tenaska describes as the largest centrally dispatched grid in North America.
Financing: A $497 million construction financing for the 885-MW Virginia gas-fired plant was arranged in 2002 and received Project Finance magazine’s 2002 North American Power Deal of the Year award.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 1,011.4 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operating status: operating
Tenaska Virginia Generating Station is operating.
Location: Fluvanna County
PJM
Operator: Tenaska Virginia Partners LP
Asset role: natural gas
PJM · Fluvanna County

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
CTG1	207 MW 173.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Apr 2004	Operating
CTG2	207 MW 174.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Apr 2004	Operating
CTG3	207 MW 183.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Apr 2004	Operating
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Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1,011.4 MW; Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
National rank: #91; of 538 operating peers
VA rank: #4; of 11 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

4.45 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

58.0%

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

FLUVANNA P.S.

IN SERVICE · 500 kV

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CUNNINGHAM

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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

Transactions and agreements

Historical Offtake Agreement

Date not disclosed

A 2007 trade publication identifies the exact plant's long-term power-purchase contract as being with Coral Energy. Under the contract, plant converts fuel delivered by Coral Energy into electricity that Coral Energy sells into the regional wholesale market. No amount, duration, or contracted capacity disclosed.

Tenaska Virginia Partners L.P. · Coral Energy

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, Scottsville, Virginia

Equity Transfer

Sep 2025

JERA Americas transferred its equity interests in three gas-fueled power plants to Tenaska and Tyr Energy. Tenaska Virginia Generating Station (identified as 940 MW facility near Scottsville, Virginia) was included in the transfer. Source does not disclose consideration or allocate transaction amount to this plant.

JERA Americas · Tenaska · Tyr Energy

JERA Americas, Tenaska, and Tyr Jointly Announce Share Transfer in U.S. Power Generation Projects - Tenaska

Land and environmental record

Conservation Acreage

2007

More than 450 acres under permanent conservation management

More than 450 acres of the 559-acre site were reported under a permanent conservation program approved by Fluvanna County.

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, Scottsville, Virginia

Reported Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

2023

1,529,450.9 metric tons CO2e

EPA's 2023 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program summary reports 1,529,450.9 metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions for Tenaska Virginia Generating Station from subparts C-II, SS, and TT; identifies natural gas and distillate fuel oil in electricity-generation details.

GHG Summary Report

Site Acreage

2007

559-acre site

The existing TVGS facility is reported on a 559-acre site.

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, Scottsville, Virginia

Title V Air Permit

Dec 14, 2022

VRO-40995; registration/application 40995-19

Virginia DEQ permit titled Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, permit number VRO-40995. DEQ's issued Title V directory lists Tenaska Virginia Partners, L. P. under registration/application no. 40995-19 dated January 1, 2023; permit signature date is December 14, 2022.

Issued Title V Permits | Virginia DEQ

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

2002
2002
Construction FinancingPower Gener...
Tenaska arranged $497 million of construction financing for the 885-MW Virginia gas-fired plant.
Jul 2002
Jul 2002
Construction Groundbreaking

Tenaska Virginia Generating Station

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