15th largest plant in Georgia · 477th nationally
Talbot County Energy is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 726 MW. It generates roughly 521.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 49,694 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1406 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Talbot County Energy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| City | Box Springs |
| County | Talbot County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31801 |
| Coordinates | 32.58920, -84.69170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 262 MW | Planned | — |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CO₂ | 366.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 94 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1406 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.