Hopewell Power Station is a 71 MW waste power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Waste
- Capacity
- 71 MW
- Commissioned
- 1992
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.298, -77.283
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~25 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator
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About this plant
Hopewell Power Station is a 71.1 MW waste-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co since 1992.
Ranked #28 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 71.1 MW represents 0.73% of the United States’ total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Hopewell Power Station 2.3 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Chesterfield (1,499.5 MW, Coal) and Hopewell Cogeneration (399 MW, Gas). The plant is located in Virginia, approximately 30 km south of Richmond.
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