🔥 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
Where natural gas plants sit in Georgia
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 |