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EIA plant 7212

Richmond · Henrico · VA

Darbytown

Operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co

Annual generation144,611 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Darbytown?

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37.498223, -77.368544

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine368.4 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

16,773.45
20
33,853.18
47,573.18
518,987
617,620.33
742,561.28
810,779.01
91,490.43
1018,562.1
112,494.61
1213,916.43

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
16,773.45
20
33,853.18
47,573.18
518,987
617,620.33
742,561.28
810,779.01
91,490.43
1018,562.1
112,494.61
1213,916.43

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,773 MWh
20 MWh
33,853 MWh
47,573 MWh
518,987 MWh
617,620 MWh
742,561 MWh
810,779 MWh
91,490 MWh
1018,562 MWh
112,495 MWh
1213,916 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG92.1OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG92.1OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG92.1OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG92.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7212
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (42,561 MWh) and 2 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 42,561 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine92.185.092.040.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine92.185.092.040.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine92.185.092.040.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine92.185.092.040.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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