241st largest plant in Georgia · 12057th nationally
Tech Square Microgrid is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 1.4 MW. It generates roughly 1.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 130 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 79 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tech Square Microgrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia Power Co |
| City | Atlanta |
| County | Fulton County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30308 |
| Coordinates | 33.77560, -84.38990 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| BESS1 | Batteries | Battery | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| FC1 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| NGE1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| NGE2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| CO₂ | 54 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 79 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.