🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Georgia
Georgia operates 46 natural gas power plants totaling 18,784 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 58.9M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants46operating
Capacity18,784 MWnameplate
Generation58.9M MWhannual
All Georgia natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mcdonough | Smyrna | Cobb County | 2,848 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Mcintosh Combined Cycle Facility | Rincon | Effingham County | 1,377 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Wansley Combined Cycle | Franklin | Heard County | 1,239 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Thomas A Smith Energy Facility | Dalton | Murray County | 1,192 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Tenaska Georgia Generation Facility | Franklin | Heard County | 1,099 MW | Tenaska Georgia Partners Lp |
| Dahlberg | Nicholson | Jackson County | 919 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Mcintosh | Rincon | Effingham County | 810 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Yates | Newnan | Coweta County | 807 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Washington County Power Llc | Sandersville | Washington County | 796 MW | Cams (Georgia) Washington County Power |
| Talbot County Energy | Box Springs | Talbot County | 726 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Edward L. Addison Generating Plant | Thomaston | Upson County | 701 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Al Sandersville Llc | Warthen | Washington County | 692 MW | Cams (Georgia) Al Sandersville |
| Bobby C Smith Jr Energy Facility | Rincon | Effingham County | 597 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Wansley Unit 9 | Franklin | Heard County | 594 MW | Municipal Electric Authority |
| Sewell Creek Energy | Cedartown | Polk County | 570 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Chattahoochee Energy Facility | Franklin | Heard County | 540 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Hawk Road Facility | Franklin | Heard County | 495 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Walton County Energy Facility | Monroe | Walton County | 494 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Doyle Energy Facility | Monroe | Walton County | 409 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Mpc Generating | Monroe | Walton County | 386 MW | Mpc Generating, Llc |
| Hartwell Energy Facility | Hartwell | Hart County | 360 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Mid-Georgia Cogeneration Facility | Kathleen | Houston County | 323 MW | Sepg Mga, Llc |
| Smarr Energy Center | Forsyth | Monroe County | 242 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Baconton Power Plant | Baconton | Mitchell County | 242 MW | Baconton Power Llc |
| Robins | Robins Afb | Houston County | 184 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Sowega Power | Baconton | Mitchell County | 100 MW | Sowega Power Llc |
| Crisp Plant | Warwick | Worth County | 23 MW | Crisp County Power Comm |
| Imperial Savannah Lp | Port Wentworth | Chatham County | 12 MW | Us Sugar Savannah Refinery, Llc |
| Mas Asb Cogen Plant | Atlanta | Fulton County | 7 MW | Cube District Energy, Llc |
| Tech Square Microgrid | Atlanta | Fulton County | 1 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Arkwright | Macon | Bibb County | — | Georgia Power Co |
| Atkinson | Smyrna | Cobb County | — | Georgia Power Co |
| Boulevard | Savannah | Chatham County | — | Georgia Power Co |
| Riverside (Ga) | Savannah | Chatham County | — | Georgia Power Co |
| Gpc3 | — | Georgia Power Co | ||
| Gpc4 | — | Georgia Power Co | ||
| Gpc5 | — | Georgia Power Co | ||
| Gpc6 | — | Georgia Power Co | ||
| Meag1 | — | Municipal Electric Authority | ||
| Meag2 | — | Municipal Electric Authority | ||
| Meag3 | — | Municipal Electric Authority | ||
| W R Clayton Plant | Walton County | — | Municipal Electric Authority | |
| Bj Gas Recovery | Norcross | Gwinnett County | — | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Roberts Road Power Plant | Fayetteville | Fayette County | — | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Rumble Road Energy Center | Smarr | Monroe County | — | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Smarr Combined Cycle Energy Facility | Forsyth | Monroe County | — | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |