Arkwright is a natural gas power plant in Georgia.
| Plant Name | Arkwright |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia Power Co |
| City | Macon |
| County | Bibb County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31208 |
| Coordinates | 32.92694, -83.69944 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 49.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.0 MW | Retired | 1941 |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.0 MW | Retired | 1942 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 40.2 MW | Retired | 1943 |
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 5B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
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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.