14th largest plant in Georgia · 431st nationally
Washington County Power Llc is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 796 MW. It generates roughly 88.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,424 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2043 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Washington County Power Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cams (Georgia) Washington County Power |
| City | Sandersville |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31082 |
| Coordinates | 33.09224, -82.97999 |
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 Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 199 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe Power Corporation | Tucker, GA | 5000.0% |
| Georgia Gulf Generating, Llc | Birmingham, AL | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 90.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 30 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2043 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.