Most Polluting Power Plants in Georgia

Power plants in Georgia emit a combined 45.8M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1BowenGeorgiaCoal11.2M
2SchererGeorgiaCoal8.3M
3Jack McdonoughGeorgiaNatural Gas7.1M
4Mcintosh Combined Cycle FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas3.8M
5Thomas A Smith Energy FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas3.8M
6Wansley Combined CycleGeorgiaNatural Gas3.7M
7Chattahoochee Energy FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas1.4M
8YatesGeorgiaNatural Gas1.4M
9Wansley Unit 9GeorgiaNatural Gas1.3M
10Bobby C Smith Jr Energy FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas1.1M
11Hawk Road FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas382.8k
12Talbot County EnergyGeorgiaNatural Gas366.8k
13Sewell Creek EnergyGeorgiaNatural Gas289.4k
14Walton County Energy FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas153.3k
15Tenaska Georgia Generation FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas146.1k
16Edward L. Addison Generating PlantGeorgiaNatural Gas134.5k
17Smarr Energy CenterGeorgiaNatural Gas122.3k
18Georgia-Pacific Cedar SpringsGeorgiaBiomass92.0k
19Washington County Power LlcGeorgiaNatural Gas90.3k
20Al Sandersville LlcGeorgiaNatural Gas73.3k
21Inland Paperboard Packaging RomeGeorgiaOil69.3k
22International Paper Savanna MillGeorgiaBiomass63.9k
23Port Wentworth MillGeorgiaBiomass61.3k
24Mid-Georgia Cogeneration FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas54.5k
25Savannah River MillGeorgiaOil51.5k
26Westrock Southeast, Llc.GeorgiaBiomass49.1k
27Sowega PowerGeorgiaNatural Gas46.4k
28Albany Green EnergyGeorgiaBiomass43.9k
29Doyle Energy FacilityGeorgiaNatural Gas39.9k
30Brunswick CelluloseGeorgiaBiomass34.3k
31Clearwater Paper Corporation - AugustaGeorgiaBiomass33.2k
32Mpc GeneratingGeorgiaNatural Gas32.3k
33Mas Asb Cogen PlantGeorgiaNatural Gas25.0k
34Jesup PlantGeorgiaBiomass22.8k
35Baconton Power PlantGeorgiaNatural Gas21.9k
36McintoshGeorgiaNatural Gas20.9k
37Imperial Savannah LpGeorgiaNatural Gas15.5k
38Riverwood International Macon MillGeorgiaBiomass13.1k
39Interstate Paper Llc RiceboroGeorgiaBiomass6.7k
40Pca-Valdosta MillGeorgiaBiomass6.3k
41Georgia Lfg Oak Grove PlantGeorgiaBiomass4.5k
42Flint River OperationsGeorgiaBiomass1.6k
43RobinsGeorgiaNatural Gas932
44Crisp PlantGeorgiaNatural Gas687
45Naval Submarine Base Kings BayGeorgiaOil347
46Cnn CenterGeorgiaOil82
47Tech Square MicrogridGeorgiaNatural Gas54
48Piedmont Green PowerGeorgiaBiomass46
49Valdosta Water Treatment PlantGeorgiaOil41
50Sun Trust PlazaGeorgiaOil5

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Georgia. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/georgia

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