Maintaining a diversified mix of fuels to provide a constant flow of electricity is critical to achieving our mission of delivering affordable, reliable electricity to our member cooperatives. Whether through direct ownership or co-ownership, ODEC operates 3 power generation facilities in Virginia and Maryland, incorporating both baseload fuel sources and natural gas facilities to help fill the needs of our member-owners during periods of peak demand.
Natural Gas
Wildcat Point
To provide clean, reliable power at the lowest possible cost, ODEC built Wildcat Point, a combined-cycle, natural gas power plant in Cecil County, Maryland. Wildcat Point is one of the cleanest natural gas facilities of its size in Maryland.
980
Megawatts
Natural Gas
Louisa
In 2003, ODEC built, and became the sole owner of, this 504-megawatt natural gas peaking facility in Gordonsville, Virginia. Natural gas is the primary fuel; however, the facility operates on low-sulfur fuel oil when supplies of natural gas are restrained or otherwise unavailable.
504
Megawatts
Natural Gas
Marsh Run
Marsh Run Power Station is a 504-megawatt natural gas peaking facility with low CO2 emissions built in 2004 by ODEC, which is its sole owner.
504
Megawatts
Coal
Clover
Located in Halifax County, Virginia, Clover Power station serves more than 550,000 homes, farms and business customers in rural and suburban communities. When first constructed in 1995 through a partnership between ODEC and Dominion Energy, Clover Power Station established a commitment to environmental protection.
438
Megawatts
Nuclear
North Anna
In 1983, ODEC purchased an 11.6-percent undivided interest in this 1,863-megawatt baseload power plant, located in Louisa County, Virginia, from Dominion Energy.
218
Megawatts
Oil
Diesel Generators
ODEC owns and operates eleven diesel generators located at six sites in the Virginia counties of Accomack, Amelia, Highland and Southampton.
26
Megawatts