26th largest plant in Georgia · 750th nationally
Walton County Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 494 MW. It generates roughly 258.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 24,635 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1185 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Walton County Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| City | Monroe |
| County | Walton County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30656 |
| Coordinates | 33.81480, -83.69540 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101G | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 165 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 102G | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 165 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 103G | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 165 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Walton County Power, Llc. | Charlotte, NC | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 153.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 69 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1185 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.