Bear Garden
Natural gas power plant in Buckingham County, Virginia. 559 MW of nameplate capacity across 3 generators, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Also known as Bear Garden Power Station · EIA plant 56807
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 559 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 3 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 2011First generator online
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power CoEIA operator ID 19876
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 1 PJM nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Buckingham County, VA37.6956, −78.2853
- EIA plant ID
- 56807EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Bear Garden produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
3.37 TWh
3,368,325 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
68.8%
2024: 69.7%
January to July 2026
1.90 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
2.4–4.3
TWh a year. Low 2022, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | 2,235,231 | Not reported | 8 of 12 |
| 2012 | 3,919,168 | 87.2% | 11 of 12 |
| 2013 | 3,732,284 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 3,172,359 | 64.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 3,459,459 | 70.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 3,614,390 | 73.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 3,218,560 | 65.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 4,012,754 | 81.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 3,558,440 | 72.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 4,270,401 | 87.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 3,105,489 | 63.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 2,407,706 | 49.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 3,023,135 | 61.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 3,422,316 | 69.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 3,368,325 | 68.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 1,899,752 | 66.8% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · PJMEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
1.40M
US short tons. 2024: 1.43M
SO₂, 2025
7
US short tons
NOx, 2025
83
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.42 t
About 833 lb per MWh
2 of 2 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1A, 1B), matched to EIA plant 56807 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
727
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
656
million gallons
Source
James River
Surface, Fresh. Induced-draft tower
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.169
USGS SUI, HUC12 Bear Garden Creek-James River
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. SUI of the source river HUC12 within 3 km. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 145.0 | May 2011 |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 152.0 | May 2011 |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 262.0 | May 2011 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Virginia Electric & Power Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Bear Garden
How much power does Bear Garden produce?
Bear Garden reported 3,368,325 MWh (3.37 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 68.8% capacity factor on 559 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 1.90 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Bear Garden?
Bear Garden is in Buckingham County, Virginia, at 37.6956, −78.2853. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Bear Garden?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Virginia Electric & Power Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 19876). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Bear Garden start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 2011, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Bear Garden?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Bear Garden, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- PJM day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page