13th largest plant in Georgia · 420th nationally
Yates is a natural gas power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 807 MW. It generates roughly 2.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 213,255 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1285 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (807 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Yates |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia Power Co |
| City | Newnan |
| County | Coweta County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30264 |
| Coordinates | 33.46220, -84.89860 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 483 MW | Planned | — |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 483 MW | Planned | — |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 483 MW | Planned | — |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 404 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 404 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 156 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 156 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 123 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 123 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 123 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| CO₂ | 1.4M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 966 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1285 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.