21st largest plant in Georgia · 655th nationally
Sewell Creek Energy is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 570 MW. It generates roughly 425.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,492 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1361 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sewell Creek Energy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| City | Cedartown |
| County | Polk County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30125 |
| Coordinates | 33.94860, -85.27690 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 164 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 164 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Smarr Emc | Tucker, GA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 289.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 155 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1361 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.