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 Gas19,808,418MWh7,428,996,341.3kg1375.0kg/MWh1,648
Cobb County GA Natural Gas17,985,507MWh6,579,615,681.7kg2365.8kg/MWh1,718
Mobile County AL Natural Gas13,358,340MWh4,892,971,727.6kg3366.3kg/MWh1,717
Hines Energy ComplexDuke Energy Florida (100.00%)
Polk County FL Natural Gas12,354,258MWh4,770,107,211.9kg4386.1kg/MWh1,524
Citrus County FL Natural Gas12,208,599MWh4,425,667,691.3kg5362.5kg/MWh1,736
Midland MI Natural Gas10,766,051MWh4,368,206,364.3kg6405.7kg/MWh1,391
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%)
Lee County AL Natural Gas11,738,168MWh4,352,784,475.3kg7370.8kg/MWh1,681
Bridge City CDP LA Natural Gas8,925,467MWh4,210,088,943.9kg8471.7kg/MWh1,218
Guernsey Power StationGuernsey Power Station LLC (100.00%)
Guernsey County OH Natural Gas11,615,196MWh4,040,725,297.3kg9347.9kg/MWh1,802
Greensville County Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%)
Greensville County VA Natural Gas11,532,140MWh4,007,890,761.1kg10347.5kg/MWh1,803
Lee County FL Natural Gas9,733,854MWh3,990,129,032.3kg11409.9kg/MWh1,373
Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexDuke Energy Progress (100.00%)
Richmond County NC Natural Gas9,407,624MWh3,892,430,556.3kg12413.8kg/MWh1,359
Union County AR Natural Gas9,989,430MWh3,860,044,589.4kg13386.4kg/MWh1,522
Stokes County NC Natural Gas7,291,856MWh3,823,954,185.5kg14524.4kg/MWh1,089
Forney Energy CenterLuminant Energy (100.00%)
Kaufman County TX Natural Gas9,680,206MWh3,767,319,002.7kg15389.2kg/MWh1,493
Okeechobee Clean Energy CenterFlorida Power & Light (100.00%)
Okeechobee County FL Natural Gas11,062,229MWh3,698,125,844.4kg16334.3kg/MWh1,847
York Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
York County PA Natural Gas9,155,096MWh3,559,201,446.4kg17388.8kg/MWh1,496
Brunswick County Power StationDominion Energy (100.00%)
Brunswick County VA Natural Gas9,343,385MWh3,469,180,593.2kg18371.3kg/MWh1,678
Warren County VA Natural Gas9,420,053MWh3,459,275,883kg19367.2kg/MWh1,710
DeBary FL Natural Gas9,039,120MWh3,448,614,006.6kg20381.5kg/MWh1,576
Thomas A Smith Energy FacilityOglethorpe Power Corporation (100.00%)
Murray County GA Natural Gas8,524,594MWh3,299,587,196.8kg21387.1kg/MWh1,515
Hanging Rock Energy FacilityDynegy Energy Services (100.00%)
Lawrence County OH Natural Gas8,326,927MWh3,272,986,839.2kg22393.1kg/MWh1,456
Lawrenceburg IN Natural Gas8,524,583MWh3,220,556,290kg23377.8kg/MWh1,616
Lackawanna Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%)
Jessup PA Natural Gas9,607,813MWh3,202,921,427.6kg24333.4kg/MWh1,849
Muhlenberg County KY Natural Gas7,675,938MWh3,090,296,112.4kg25402.6kg/MWh1,402
Jackson County MS Natural Gas5,213,190MWh3,011,275,074.8kg26577.6kg/MWh874
McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityGeorgia Power (100.00%)
Effingham County GA Natural Gas8,034,741MWh2,985,603,850.9kg27371.6kg/MWh1,675
Wansley Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%)
Heard County GA Natural Gas7,831,043MWh2,938,515,011kg28375.2kg/MWh1,646
Bucks County PA Natural Gas7,691,098MWh2,930,007,689kg29381.0kg/MWh1,582
South Field EnergySouth Field Energy, LLC (100.00%)
Columbiana County OH Natural Gas8,597,458MWh2,880,389,691.2kg30335.0kg/MWh1,846
Indiantown CDP FL Natural Gas7,498,886MWh2,862,917,139.3kg31381.8kg/MWh1,571
Putnam County FL Natural Gas8,279,282MWh2,779,055,066.5kg32335.7kg/MWh1,842
Port Washington Generating StationWE Energies (100.00%)
Port Washington WI Natural Gas7,547,276MWh2,765,502,003.7kg33366.4kg/MWh1,715
Panda Temple Power StationTemple Generation I, LLC (51.54%)
Temple TX Natural Gas7,360,248MWh2,764,494,235.2kg34375.6kg/MWh1,639
Odessa-Ector Power PlantLuminant Energy (100.00%)
Ector County TX Natural Gas7,501,523MWh2,759,705,357.9kg35367.9kg/MWh1,706
Deer Park Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
Harris County TX Natural Gas8,003,840MWh2,757,607,524.7kg36344.5kg/MWh1,813
Moxie Freedom Generation PlantCaithness Energy (100.00%)
Luzerne County PA Natural Gas7,915,249MWh2,728,040,582.5kg37344.7kg/MWh1,812
Hummel Station LLCPanda Power Funds (100.00%)
Shamokin Dam PA Natural Gas7,573,388MWh2,724,194,846.8kg38359.7kg/MWh1,752
New Covert Generating FacilityConsumers Energy (100.00%)
Van Buren County MI Natural Gas7,172,013MWh2,724,165,186.3kg39379.8kg/MWh1,592
Doswell Energy CenterLS Power (100.00%)
Hanover County VA Natural Gas5,647,209MWh2,695,707,675.6kg40477.4kg/MWh1,196
Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-03-29