9th largest plant in Georgia · 280th nationally
Tenaska Georgia Generation Facility is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 1,099 MW. It generates roughly 237.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,640 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1229 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tenaska Georgia Generation Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tenaska Georgia Partners Lp |
| City | Franklin |
| County | Heard County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30217 |
| Coordinates | 33.35160, -84.99960 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GTG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GTG6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 183 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tenaska Georgia I Lp | Omaha, NE | 9900.0% |
| Tenaska Georgia Inc | Omaha, NE | 35.0% |
| Georgia Tc Gp Llc | Omaha, NE | 35.0% |
| Diamond Georgia Llc | Omaha, NE | 30.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 146.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 51 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1229 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.