42nd largest plant in Georgia · 1660th nationally
Robins is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 184 MW. It generates roughly 331 MWh per year — enough to power about 31 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 5629 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Robins |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia Power Co |
| City | Robins Afb |
| County | Houston County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31098 |
| Coordinates | 32.57920, -83.58220 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 91.9 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 91.9 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| CO₂ | 932 metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 5629 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.