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Capacity

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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