# Pulaski County, Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Pulaski and Dublin Pulaski County is where a large share of Virginia's next power plants are planned. Pulaski County is home to Pulaski and Dublin. 150 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by AES Clean Energy (solar), the 10th largest pipeline among Virginia's counties. Employers here counted 13,753 jobs in 2025, down 6.3% from 2019. Its power plants have 81 MW of capacity, 93% of it hydro. Appalachian Power Co is the largest utility serving Pulaski County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 17.02¢/kWh in 2024, above the 14.39¢ median for Virginia utilities. 150 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading -6.3% total jobs since 2019, now 13,753 81 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro ## Cities and towns in Pulaski County Pulaski County is home to Pulaski and Dublin. Pulaski8,807 residents Dublin2,652 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Allisonia, Belspring, Draper, Fairlawn, Hiwassee, New River, Parrott, Snowville. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Pulaski County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 33,806 | 33,586 | ▼ 0.7% | 54th of 133 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 14,671 | 13,753 | ▼ 6.3% | 109th of 133 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $41,424 | $54,741 | ▲ 32.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 150 MW | 185% of today's fleet | 10th of 29 by size | Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. 33,586 people live here, down 0.7% since 2020. ## Who powers Pulaski County ### Utilities with service territory in Pulaski County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Appalachian Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 465,283 | 17.02¢ | 26% | | City of Radford - (VA) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 76 MW | 93% | | Other technologies | 5 MW | 7% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Claytor | Appalachian Power Co | Hydro | 75 MW | 1939 | | New River | Ingenco Renewable Development, LLC | Other technologies | 5 MW | 2013 | | Radford | City of Radford - (VA) | Hydro | 1 MW | 1934 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Hecate Energy Pulaski 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 150 MW | Approvals pending | 2028 | AES Clean Energy | ## The Pulaski County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 13,753 | $54,741 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Pulaski County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Pulaski County. Virginia has 13 local measures on record statewide. ## Pulaski County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Pulaski County, Montgomery County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pulaski County | 33,586 | ▼ 6.3% | 81 MW | 150 MW | — | — | | Bland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/bland-county) | 6,151 | ▲ 7.0% | — | — | — | — | | Carroll County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/carroll-county) | 29,299 | ▼ 6.7% | 50 MW | — | — | — | | Floyd County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/floyd-county) | 15,789 | ▲ 8.5% | — | — | — | — | | Giles County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/giles-county) | 16,564 | ▲ 16.1% | 27 MW | — | 1 | — | | Montgomery County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/montgomery-county) | 98,434 | ▲ 4.0% | 24 MW | — | 2 | — | | Radford (city)](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/radford-city) | 17,243 | ▲ 3.8% | — | — | — | — | | Wythe County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/wythe-county) | 27,983 | ▲ 2.6% | 95 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Virginia [All Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia)[Montgomery County98,434 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/montgomery-county)[Carroll County29,299 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/carroll-county)[Wythe County27,983 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/wythe-county)[Radford (city)17,243 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/radford-city)[Giles County16,564 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/giles-county) ## Pulaski County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Pulaski County, Virginia? 2 utilities have service territory in Pulaski County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Appalachian Power Co, City of Radford - (VA). The largest, Appalachian Power Co, charged residential customers 17.02¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Pulaski County? 3 operating plants with 81 MW of capacity. The largest is Claytor (75 MW, hydro). ### How much new power is planned in Pulaski County? 150 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is AES Clean Energy. ### Are there data centers in Pulaski County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Pulaski County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Montgomery County. ### Is Pulaski County adding jobs? Employers counted 13,753 jobs in 2025 against 14,671 in 2019 (-6.3%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Pulaski County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Pulaski County. Virginia has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/virginia/pulaski-county Updated: 2026-10-08. 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