29th largest plant in Georgia · 863rd nationally
Mpc Generating is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 386 MW. It generates roughly 38.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,634 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1695 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mpc Generating |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mpc Generating, Llc |
| City | Monroe |
| County | Walton County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30656 |
| Coordinates | 33.81190, -83.69530 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 201 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 185 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 32.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 29 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1695 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.