37th largest plant in Georgia · 1282nd nationally
Baconton Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 242 MW. It generates roughly 36.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,451 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1211 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Baconton Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Baconton Power Llc |
| City | Baconton |
| County | Mitchell County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31716 |
| Coordinates | 31.38690, -84.08000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sowega Energy Resources Llc | Baconton, GA | 7666.7% |
| Oglethorpe Power Corporation | Tucker, GA | 5000.0% |
| Georgia Energy Cooperative | Tucker, GA | 5000.0% |
| Tejas Power Generation Llc | Houston, TX | 3500.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 21.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 17 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1211 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans |
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.