Dominion Virginia Power has plenty of capacity to meet customer demands. Dominion Virginia Power is a leader in diversifying its generating base to provide its customers with an assured supply of power at reasonable cost.
| Dominion Virginia Power Electric Capacity 2002 |
| |
Summer |
Winter |
| Total Capability |
22,301 MW |
22,779 MW |
| Peak Customer Demand |
17,169 MW |
16,133 MW |
| Dominion Energy (Dominion Virginia Power) Generating Units 2002 |
| |
Number of Units |
Generating Capacity |
| Nuclear |
6 |
5,490 |
| Coal-fired |
23 |
6,518 |
| Oil-fired |
2 |
1,620 |
| Hydroelectric |
9 |
323 |
| Pumped Storage/Hydroelectric |
6 |
1,260 |
| Combustion Turbines |
41 |
1,943 |
| Natural Gas, xxx cycle |
5 |
1,434 |
| Solar/Geothermal |
3 |
22 |
| Non-Utility Generation |
N/A |
3,711 |
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