Elizabeth River Power Station — United States of America
Gas power plant in Virginia, United States of America. Approximate location 36.775, -76.3083.
GasVirginiaUnited States of AmericaOCGTMothballedCO₂ measured
Elizabeth River Power Station is a 388.8 MW gas power station in Virginia, United States of America. It ranks #1395 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1992, it is around 34 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 70,924 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 17k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0052087.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 388.8 MW, Elizabeth River Power Station is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
70,924 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #681 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
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Location
Coordinates 36.775, -76.3083 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Elizabeth River Power Station?
Elizabeth River Power Station is a 388.8 MW gas power plant in Virginia, United States of America, commissioned in 1992.
How much CO₂ does Elizabeth River Power Station emit?
Elizabeth River Power Station has measured emissions of about 70,924 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).