Bath County
Bath County is a pumped-storage hydro plant in Bath County, Virginia, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co. By nameplate capacity it is the 16th-largest power plant in the United States and the largest in Virginia. Among the 33 pumped-storage plants in the country it is the largest. Within the PJM Interconnection balancing area it is the third-largest of 2,049 plants.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
2,862 MW
2,931 MW net summer capacity
6 operable units
- Pumped-storage hydro2,862 MW100%
Unit by unit, 1985 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit 1 Pumped-storage hydro, 477 MW, 1985
Unit 2 Pumped-storage hydro, 477 MW, 1985
Unit 3 Pumped-storage hydro, 477 MW, 1985
Unit 4 Pumped-storage hydro, 477 MW, 1985
Unit 5 Pumped-storage hydro, 477 MW, 1985
Unit 6 Pumped-storage hydro, 477 MW, 1985
Among Virginia’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Bath Countythis plant
- 2North Anna1,960 MW
- 3Greensville County Power Station1,773 MW
Other rankings
- Plants run by Virginia Electric & Power Co
- 1st of 36
- Biggest single unit, among Virginia’s plants
- 7th of 258
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pumped-storage hydro | 477 MW | 488 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 2 | Pumped-storage hydro | 477 MW | 488 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 3 | Pumped-storage hydro | 477 MW | 488 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 4 | Pumped-storage hydro | 477 MW | 488 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 5 | Pumped-storage hydro | 477 MW | 488 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 6 | Pumped-storage hydro | 477 MW | 488 MW | 1985 | Operating |
Who owns it
Shares are weighted by the nameplate capacity of each unit an owner holds.
| Owner | Share of capacity |
|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | 60.0% |
| Energy Harbor Corp. | 40.0% |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- PJM Interconnection
- Reliability region
- SERC Reliability Corporation
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 500 kV
- Water source
- Back Creek
- Nearest town on record
- Warm Springs
- Operator type
- Utility
- Coordinates
- 38.209°N, 79.800°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Diesel Generation Facility | Oil and petroleum | 6 MW | 18.5 mi northeast |
| HCE Millboro Springs Solar, LLC | Solar | 5 MW | 19.1 mi southeast |
| Small Mouth Bass Solar | Solar | 2.5 MW | 30.0 mi southeast |
| Covington Facility | Biomass and waste | 161 MW | 30.2 mi south |
| Low Moor | Oil and petroleum | 82.8 MW | 30.3 mi south |
| Fairfield Lee Solar, LLC Community Solar | Solar | 5 MW | 31.7 mi southeast |
| Beech Ridge Energy LLC | Wind | 100 MW | 38.5 mi west |
| Beech Ridge Energy Storage | Battery storage | 31.5 MW | 38.5 mi west |