Natural Gas Power Plants In the US

The Largest Natural Gas Power Plants in the US

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeMWh GeneratedCO2 EmissionsRank EmissionsCO2 Emissions/MWhRant Emissions/MWhClosing Date
West County Energy CenterFlorida Power & Light (100.00%)
Palm Beach County FL Natural Gas19,906,227MWh7,403,222,021.9kg1371.9kg/MWh1,695
Cobb County GA Natural Gas17,790,027MWh6,535,770,134.3kg2367.4kg/MWh1,726
Union County AR Natural Gas13,130,874MWh5,035,744,832.7kg3383.5kg/MWh1,582
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%)
Lee County AL Natural Gas13,524,983MWh4,991,010,742.6kg4369.0kg/MWh1,717
Citrus County FL Natural Gas12,261,779MWh4,445,982,030.7kg5362.6kg/MWh1,757
Hines Energy ComplexDuke Energy Florida (100.00%)
Polk County FL Natural Gas10,959,494MWh4,301,586,297.7kg6392.5kg/MWh1,484
Forney Energy CenterLuminant Energy (100.00%)
Kaufman County TX Natural Gas10,498,830MWh4,053,123,509.1kg7386.1kg/MWh1,551
Hanging Rock Energy FacilityDynegy Energy Services (100.00%)
Lawrence County OH Natural Gas10,464,288MWh4,012,074,595.2kg8383.4kg/MWh1,586
Midland MI Natural Gas9,704,674MWh3,937,564,294.3kg9405.7kg/MWh1,404
Lee County FL Natural Gas9,453,948MWh3,722,024,439.8kg10393.7kg/MWh1,472
Bridge City CDP LA Natural Gas8,070,392MWh3,714,624,904.5kg11460.3kg/MWh1,246
Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexDuke Energy Progress (100.00%)
Richmond County NC Natural Gas8,807,891MWh3,631,100,505.5kg12412.3kg/MWh1,372
Okeechobee Clean Energy CenterFlorida Power & Light (100.00%)
Okeechobee County FL Natural Gas10,556,848MWh3,546,619,222.4kg13336.0kg/MWh1,850
Greensville County Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%)
Greensville County VA Natural Gas10,216,915MWh3,526,119,013.9kg14345.1kg/MWh1,828
Lackawanna Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%)
Jessup PA Natural Gas10,201,830MWh3,414,072,689.4kg15334.7kg/MWh1,854
Wansley Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%)
Heard County GA Natural Gas9,121,542MWh3,400,500,153.7kg16372.8kg/MWh1,686
McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityGeorgia Power (100.00%)
Effingham County GA Natural Gas9,032,404MWh3,356,575,493.9kg17371.6kg/MWh1,696
Thomas A Smith Energy FacilityOglethorpe Power Corporation (100.00%)
Murray County GA Natural Gas8,667,429MWh3,355,975,226.1kg18387.2kg/MWh1,534
Jackson County MS Natural Gas8,140,925MWh3,353,585,722.1kg19411.9kg/MWh1,373
Indiantown CDP FL Natural Gas8,627,021MWh3,310,687,561kg20383.8kg/MWh1,580
York Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
York County PA Natural Gas8,369,657MWh3,265,176,301.1kg21390.1kg/MWh1,507
Stokes County NC Natural Gas6,087,526MWh3,237,281,385.7kg22531.8kg/MWh1,072
Lawrenceburg IN Natural Gas8,485,513MWh3,222,208,843.7kg23379.7kg/MWh1,622
DeBary FL Natural Gas8,158,456MWh3,157,657,957.9kg24387.0kg/MWh1,536
Warren County VA Natural Gas8,484,526MWh3,082,244,310.5kg25363.3kg/MWh1,753
Mobile County AL Natural Gas7,687,163MWh3,046,791,210.3kg26396.3kg/MWh1,452
Port Washington Generating StationWE Energies (100.00%)
Port Washington WI Natural Gas8,334,849MWh3,045,752,242.4kg27365.4kg/MWh1,739
Bucks County PA Natural Gas7,895,174MWh2,988,016,860.5kg28378.5kg/MWh1,639
New Covert Generating FacilityArcLight Capital (100.00%)
Van Buren County MI Natural Gas7,438,475MWh2,877,795,534.7kg29386.9kg/MWh1,540
Wharton County TX Natural Gas7,936,456MWh2,868,815,023.6kg30361.5kg/MWh1,764
Panda Temple Power StationTemple Generation I, LLC (54.20%)
Temple TX Natural Gas7,473,737MWh2,821,991,802.1kg31377.6kg/MWh1,654
Port Arthur TX Natural Gas3,916,465MWh2,817,031,859.5kg32719.3kg/MWh423
Freestone County TX Natural Gas7,514,179MWh2,803,858,122.7kg33373.1kg/MWh1,682
Pinellas County FL Natural Gas6,866,794MWh2,801,775,252.4kg34408.0kg/MWh1,394
Hummel Station LLCPanda Power Funds (100.00%)
Shamokin Dam PA Natural Gas7,721,295MWh2,773,564,789.1kg35359.2kg/MWh1,772
Guadalupe Generating StationCalpine (100.00%)
Guadalupe County TX Natural Gas7,194,699MWh2,692,840,472.4kg36374.3kg/MWh1,674
Manatee County FL Natural Gas7,244,088MWh2,638,081,809.6kg37364.2kg/MWh1,749
Mayes County OK Natural Gas6,840,772MWh2,630,830,683kg38384.6kg/MWh1,565
Anderson County SC Natural Gas5,606,051MWh2,618,748,178.2kg39467.1kg/MWh1,226
Blue Water Energy CenterDTE Energy (100.00%)
St. Clair County MI Natural Gas7,755,761MWh2,613,684,927.7kg40337.0kg/MWh1,849
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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2024-03-01