Smarr Combined Cycle Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in Georgia.
| Plant Name | Smarr Combined Cycle Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| City | Forsyth |
| County | Monroe County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31029 |
| Coordinates | 32.97594, -83.84369 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 459 MW | Planned | — |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 345 MW | Planned | — |
| 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.