Battery storage · United States
Piney River VA BESS 1
Under construction4 MWChecked 26 October 2026
Piney River VA BESS 1 is a 4 MW battery storage site 31 km east of Buena Vista, Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is under construction. There are 2 other energy sites within 10 km, one of them a battery storage site. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 57 incidents at battery storage sites in the United States, and 189 worldwide.
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The pack for this site lists 52 comparable battery incidents in the United States, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0555, Single container fire at West Warwick 3 Battery Storage Site in Warwick, New York, 560 km from this site.
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| EIR-0555 | 2025 | Single container fire at West Warwick 3 Battery Storage Site in Warwick, New York | 560 km | Significant |
| EIR-0381 | 2025 | Fire at Church Street Battery Storage Facility, Warwick, New York, involves unauthorized system | 560 km | Significant |
| EIR-0595 | 2025 | Third battery fire at Warwick storage site raises safety questions | 560 km | Significant |
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Summary for this site
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Battery storage
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- Piney River VA BESS 1 LLC
- Location
- Nelson County, Virginia, United States
- Expected
- 2026
- Balancing authority
- PJM
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Piney River VA BESS 1. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Piney River VA BESS 1 had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Piney River VA BESS 1; it holds 57 incidents at battery storage sites in the United States.
- What is the status of Piney River VA BESS 1?
- Under construction, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
- Where is Piney River VA BESS 1?
- 31 km east of Buena Vista, Nelson County, Virginia, United States.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M (Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).