The Largest Natural Gas Power Plants in the US
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | MWh Generated | CO2 Emissions | Rank Emissions | CO2 Emissions/MWh | Rant Emissions/MWh | Closing Date |
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West County Energy CenterFlorida Power & Light (100.00%) | Palm Beach County | FL | Natural Gas | 19,906,227MWh↑ | 7,403,222,021.9kg↑ | 1 | 371.9kg/MWh | 1,695 | |
Jack McDonoughGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Cobb County | GA | Natural Gas | 17,790,027MWh↓ | 6,535,770,134.3kg↓ | 2 | 367.4kg/MWh | 1,726 | |
Union County | AR | Natural Gas | 13,130,874MWh↑ | 5,035,744,832.7kg↑ | 3 | 383.5kg/MWh | 1,582 | ||
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%) | Lee County | AL | Natural Gas | 13,524,983MWh↑ | 4,991,010,742.6kg↑ | 4 | 369.0kg/MWh | 1,717 | |
Crystal RiverDuke Energy Florida (100.00%) | Citrus County | FL | Natural Gas | 12,261,779MWh↑ | 4,445,982,030.7kg↑ | 5 | 362.6kg/MWh | 1,757 | |
Hines Energy ComplexDuke Energy Florida (100.00%) | Polk County | FL | Natural Gas | 10,959,494MWh↓ | 4,301,586,297.7kg↓ | 6 | 392.5kg/MWh | 1,484 | |
Forney Energy CenterLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Kaufman County | TX | Natural Gas | 10,498,830MWh↑ | 4,053,123,509.1kg↑ | 7 | 386.1kg/MWh | 1,551 | |
Hanging Rock Energy FacilityDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Lawrence County | OH | Natural Gas | 10,464,288MWh↑ | 4,012,074,595.2kg↑ | 8 | 383.4kg/MWh | 1,586 | |
Midland Cogeneration VentureOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (67.00%) | Midland | MI | Natural Gas | 9,704,674MWh↑ | 3,937,564,294.3kg↑ | 9 | 405.7kg/MWh | 1,404 | |
Fort MyersFlorida Power & Light (100.00%) | Lee County | FL | Natural Gas | 9,453,948MWh↓ | 3,722,024,439.8kg↓ | 10 | 393.7kg/MWh | 1,472 | |
Nine Mile PointEntergy Louisiana (100.00%) | Bridge City CDP | LA | Natural Gas | 8,070,392MWh↓ | 3,714,624,904.5kg↓ | 11 | 460.3kg/MWh | 1,246 | |
Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexDuke Energy Progress (100.00%) | Richmond County | NC | Natural Gas | 8,807,891MWh↓ | 3,631,100,505.5kg↓ | 12 | 412.3kg/MWh | 1,372 | |
Okeechobee Clean Energy CenterFlorida Power & Light (100.00%) | Okeechobee County | FL | Natural Gas | 10,556,848MWh↑ | 3,546,619,222.4kg↓ | 13 | 336.0kg/MWh | 1,850 | |
Greensville County Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%) | Greensville County | VA | Natural Gas | 10,216,915MWh↓ | 3,526,119,013.9kg↓ | 14 | 345.1kg/MWh | 1,828 | |
Lackawanna Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%) | Jessup | PA | Natural Gas | 10,201,830MWh↑ | 3,414,072,689.4kg↑ | 15 | 334.7kg/MWh | 1,854 | |
Wansley Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%) | Heard County | GA | Natural Gas | 9,121,542MWh↑ | 3,400,500,153.7kg↑ | 16 | 372.8kg/MWh | 1,686 | |
McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Natural Gas | 9,032,404MWh↑ | 3,356,575,493.9kg↑ | 17 | 371.6kg/MWh | 1,696 | |
Thomas A Smith Energy FacilityOglethorpe Power Corporation (100.00%) | Murray County | GA | Natural Gas | 8,667,429MWh↑ | 3,355,975,226.1kg↑ | 18 | 387.2kg/MWh | 1,534 | |
Jackson County | MS | Natural Gas | 8,140,925MWh↑ | 3,353,585,722.1kg↑ | 19 | 411.9kg/MWh | 1,373 | ||
Indiantown CDP | FL | Natural Gas | 8,627,021MWh↓ | 3,310,687,561kg↓ | 20 | 383.8kg/MWh | 1,580 | ||
York Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | York County | PA | Natural Gas | 8,369,657MWh↑ | 3,265,176,301.1kg↑ | 21 | 390.1kg/MWh | 1,507 | |
Belews CreekDuke Energy Carolinas (100.00%) | Stokes County | NC | Natural Gas | 6,087,526MWh↑ | 3,237,281,385.7kg↑ | 22 | 531.8kg/MWh | 1,072 | |
Lawrenceburg | IN | Natural Gas | 8,485,513MWh↓ | 3,222,208,843.7kg↓ | 23 | 379.7kg/MWh | 1,622 | ||
DeBary | FL | Natural Gas | 8,158,456MWh↓ | 3,157,657,957.9kg↓ | 24 | 387.0kg/MWh | 1,536 | ||
Warren CountyDominion Energy (100.00%) | Warren County | VA | Natural Gas | 8,484,526MWh↑ | 3,082,244,310.5kg↑ | 25 | 363.3kg/MWh | 1,753 | |
Mobile County | AL | Natural Gas | 7,687,163MWh↓ | 3,046,791,210.3kg↓ | 26 | 396.3kg/MWh | 1,452 | ||
Port Washington Generating StationWE Energies (100.00%) | Port Washington | WI | Natural Gas | 8,334,849MWh↑ | 3,045,752,242.4kg↑ | 27 | 365.4kg/MWh | 1,739 | |
Fairless Energy CenterStarwood Energy Group Global (100.00%) | Bucks County | PA | Natural Gas | 7,895,174MWh↑ | 2,988,016,860.5kg↑ | 28 | 378.5kg/MWh | 1,639 | |
New Covert Generating FacilityArcLight Capital (100.00%) | Van Buren County | MI | Natural Gas | 7,438,475MWh↑ | 2,877,795,534.7kg↑ | 29 | 386.9kg/MWh | 1,540 | |
Colorado Bend IIExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Wharton County | TX | Natural Gas | 7,936,456MWh↑ | 2,868,815,023.6kg↑ | 30 | 361.5kg/MWh | 1,764 | |
Panda Temple Power StationTemple Generation I, LLC (54.20%) | Temple | TX | Natural Gas | 7,473,737MWh↑ | 2,821,991,802.1kg↑ | 31 | 377.6kg/MWh | 1,654 | |
SabineEntergy Texas (100.00%) | Port Arthur | TX | Natural Gas | 3,916,465MWh↑ | 2,817,031,859.5kg↑ | 32 | 719.3kg/MWh | 423 | |
Freestone County | TX | Natural Gas | 7,514,179MWh↑ | 2,803,858,122.7kg↑ | 33 | 373.1kg/MWh | 1,682 | ||
P L BartowDuke Energy Florida (100.00%) | Pinellas County | FL | Natural Gas | 6,866,794MWh↑ | 2,801,775,252.4kg↑ | 34 | 408.0kg/MWh | 1,394 | |
Hummel Station LLCPanda Power Funds (100.00%) | Shamokin Dam | PA | Natural Gas | 7,721,295MWh↑ | 2,773,564,789.1kg↓ | 35 | 359.2kg/MWh | 1,772 | |
Guadalupe Generating StationCalpine (100.00%) | Guadalupe County | TX | Natural Gas | 7,194,699MWh↑ | 2,692,840,472.4kg↑ | 36 | 374.3kg/MWh | 1,674 | |
Manatee County | FL | Natural Gas | 7,244,088MWh↑ | 2,638,081,809.6kg↑ | 37 | 364.2kg/MWh | 1,749 | ||
Mayes County | OK | Natural Gas | 6,840,772MWh↑ | 2,630,830,683kg↑ | 38 | 384.6kg/MWh | 1,565 | ||
John S RaineySantee Cooper (100.00%) | Anderson County | SC | Natural Gas | 5,606,051MWh↓ | 2,618,748,178.2kg↓ | 39 | 467.1kg/MWh | 1,226 | |
Blue Water Energy CenterDTE Energy (100.00%) | St. Clair County | MI | Natural Gas | 7,755,761MWh↑ | 2,613,684,927.7kg↑ | 40 | 337.0kg/MWh | 1,849 |
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