Southampton Power Station

From Global Energy Monitor

Southampton Power Station is an operating power station of at least 71-megawatts (MW) in Franklin, Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Southampton Power Station Franklin, Virginia, United States 36.652187, -76.994911 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 36.652187, -76.994911

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
1, timepoint 1 Retired coal: unknown 71.1 subcritical 1992 2013
1, timepoint 2 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 71[2] 1992[2]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1, timepoint 1 Virginia Electric & Power[2] Virginia Electric and Power Co [100%][3] Dominion Energy Inc [100.0%]
1, timepoint 2 Virginia Electric & Power[2] Virginia Electric and Power Co [100%][3] Dominion Energy Inc [100.0%]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 1992.

Conversion to biomass

In April 2011, Dominion Resources announced that its subsidiary Dominion Virginia Power, has decided use biomass instead of coal in three of its power stations: Altavista Power Station, Hopewell Power Station and Southampton Power Station. The plants will mainly use waste wood left from timbering operations as a source of fuel. The plant began production from the converted units in 2013.[4] The units were originally designed to produce 63 megawatts (MW) power each and are only used when demand is at its peak. After conversion, these units were planned to produce 50 MW each.[5] According to 2023 data released by the US Energy Information Administration, the plant still has a capacity of 71 MW.[6]

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 242,193 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions: 75 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh: 0.44 lb/MWh (2005)
  • NOx Emissions: 476 tons (2005)

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vwi6ReS9wYSyfotF6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 09 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004100056/https://www.dominionenergy.com/projects-and-facilities/biomass-fuel-facilities. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Biomass Fuel Facilities | Dominion Energy". www.dominionenergy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. "Dominion Unit Converts to Biomass" Zack's, April 4, 2011.
  6. "Form EIA-860 detailed data (v2022 Early Release June, 2023): US Energy Information Administration". US Energy Information Administration. June 1, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.