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Clinch River

Clinch River is a 475 MW operating gas power plant in Russell County, Virginia, operated by Appalachian Power Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 1958 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2015 (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: May 2030. This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine238 MW OperatingSep 1958Planned May 2030
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine238 MW OperatingDec 1958Planned May 2030
3Conventional Steam Coal238 MW RetiredDec 1961Dec 2015

Plant details

Operator
Appalachian Power Co
Location
Russell County, Virginia
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 475 MW
Retired: 238 MW
First unit online
Sep 1958
EIA plant ID
3775

Location

36.9333, -82.1997

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem