28th largest plant in Georgia · 835th nationally
Doyle Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 409 MW. It generates roughly 54.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,154 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1475 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Doyle Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| City | Monroe |
| County | Walton County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30656 |
| Coordinates | 33.83770, -83.69958 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 101 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CTG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 101 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 39.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 23 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1475 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.