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List of natural gas power stations in the United States

This is a list of the largest operational natural gas-fired power stations in the United States.

Chehalis Power Plant, a 698 MW natural gas power plant in Chehalis, Washington.

In 2019 there were around 1900 natural gas power stations in the United States, of which about 800 belonged to electric utilities.[1] In 2019, these natural gas plants produced 38% of the United States electricity production, the highest percentage of any source above coal, nuclear and renewables.[2] Natural gas power stations opened at a fast rate throughout the 2010s, quickly replacing aging, dirty, and economically unviable coal-fired power stations, but by the early 2020s new plants were mostly wind and solar with only Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania continuing to open significant numbers of gas plants.[3]

Natural gas-fired power stations

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Name State Location Capacity

(MW)

Capacity

Factor

Annual

Generation

(GWh)

CO2 Emissions

(Tons/year)

Owner Fuel Type Retirement

and Notes

Ref
Alamitos   California 33°46′09″N 118°06′07″W / 33.76917°N 118.10194°W / 33.76917; -118.10194 (Alamitos) 1,760 6.21% 581 (2019) 428,389 (2019) AES Corporation Natural gas December 31, 2020

(Units 3-5:1,120 MW)

[4]
Chalk Point   Maryland 38°32′37″N 76°41′19″W / 38.54361°N 76.68861°W / 38.54361; -76.68861 (Chalk Point) 2,413 6.88% 495 (2019) 545,329 (2019) NRG Energy Bituminous coal

Natural gas

June 1, 2021 (Coal) [5][6]
Crystal River   Florida 28°58′01.4″N 82°41′52.6″W / 28.967056°N 82.697944°W / 28.967056; -82.697944 (Crystal River) 3,032 15,044 (2019) 8,019,144 (2019) Duke Energy Natural gas

(1610 MW)

Bituminous coal

(1422 MW)

[7]
Curtis H. Stanton   Florida 28°28′56″N 81°09′59″W / 28.48222°N 81.16639°W / 28.48222; -81.16639 (Curtis H. Stanton) 1,820 38.76% 1,592 (2019) 632,637 (2019) Orlando Utilities Commission Natural gas [8]
Fort Myers   Florida 26°41′48″N 81°46′57″W / 26.69667°N 81.78250°W / 26.69667; -81.78250 (Fort Myers) 2,681 39.54% 8,420 (2019) 3,455,041 (2019) Florida Power & Light Natural gas [9]
Forney   Texas 32°45′46″N 96°29′00″W / 32.76278°N 96.48333°W / 32.76278; -96.48333 (Forney) 1,824 65.23% 10,527 (2019) 4,130,220 (2019) Luminant Natural gas [10]
Gila River   Arizona 32°58′36″N 112°41′39″W / 32.97667°N 112.69417°W / 32.97667; -112.69417 (Gila River) 2,200 32.13% 8,601 (2019) 3,403,479 (2019) Salt River Project Natural gas [11][12][13][14]
Greensville County   Virginia 36°43′10″N 77°39′12.4″W / 36.71944°N 77.653444°W / 36.71944; -77.653444 (Greensville County) 1,585 9,860 (2019) 3,435,540 (2019) Dominion Energy Natural gas [15]
H Allen Franklin   Alabama 32°36′28″N 85°05′51″W / 32.6078°N 85.0975°W / 32.6078; -85.0975 (H Allen Franklin) 1,995.7 12,463 (2019) 4,665,532 (2019) Southern Power Natural gas [16]
Hanging Rock   Ohio 38°34′23″N 82°47′2″W / 38.57306°N 82.78389°W / 38.57306; -82.78389 (Hanging Rock) 1,430 9,852 (2019) 3,734,342 (2019) Dynegy Natural gas [17]
Hines   Florida 27°47′22″N 81°52′17″W / 27.78944°N 81.87139°W / 27.78944; -81.87139 (Hines) 2,060 74.08% 13,368 (2018) 5,107,531 (2018) Duke Energy Natural gas [18][19]
H. L. Culbreath

Bayside

  Florida 27°54′26″N 82°25′23″W / 27.90722°N 82.42306°W / 27.90722; -82.42306 (H. L. Culbreath) 1,800 42.20% 7,863 (2019) 3,094,472 (2019) Tampa Electric Company Natural gas [20]
Jack McDonough   Georgia 33°49′44.2″N 84°28′07.7″W / 33.828944°N 84.468806°W / 33.828944; -84.468806 (Jack McDonough) 2,548 19,072 (2019) 7,051,750 (2019) Georgia Power Natural gas [21]
James M. Barry   Alabama 31°0′22″N 88°0′40″W / 31.00611°N 88.01111°W / 31.00611; -88.01111 (James M. Barry) 2,386.9 12,471 (2019) 6,992,896 (2019) Alabama Power Natural gas

(1268.4 MW)

Bituminous coal

(1118.5 MW)

[22][23]
Lackawanna   Pennsylvania 41°28′19.2″N 75°32′49.9″W / 41.472000°N 75.547194°W / 41.472000; -75.547194 (Lackawanna) 1,665 10,163 (2019) 3,491,221 (2019) Invenergy Services Natural gas [24][25][26]
Manatee   Florida 27°36′19″N 82°20′47″W / 27.60528°N 82.34639°W / 27.60528; -82.34639 (Manatee) 1,150 10,425 (2019) 4,520,216 (2019) Florida Power & Light Natural gas [27][28]
Martin   Florida 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W / 27.05306°N 80.55000°W / 27.05306; -80.55000 (Martin) 2,225 66.09% 11,745 (2019) 4,413,919 (2019) Florida Power & Light Natural gas (96.6%)

Solar (3.4%)

[29]
Midland   Michigan 43°35′10″N 84°13′19″W / 43.58611°N 84.22194°W / 43.58611; -84.22194 (Midland) 1,633 55.20% 8,853 (2019) 4,391,469 (2019) MCV Limited Partnership Natural gas [30]
Midlothian   Texas 32°25′48″N 97°03′18″W / 32.43000°N 97.05500°W / 32.43000; -97.05500 (Midlothian) 1,650 38.32% 5,537 (2019) 2,249,250 (2019) American National Power Natural gas [31][32]
Mystic   Massachusetts 42°23′29″N 71°04′01″W / 42.39139°N 71.06694°W / 42.39139; -71.06694 (Mystic) 1,998 26.74% 2,188 (2019) 902,707 (2019) Exelon Natural gas [33]
Nine Mile Point   Louisiana 29°56′50.9″N 90°08′49.8″W / 29.947472°N 90.147167°W / 29.947472; -90.147167 (Nine Mile Point) 2,440 9,833 (2019) 4,598,056 (2019) Entergy Natural gas [34]
Northport   New York 40°55′22″N 73°20′34″W / 40.92278°N 73.34278°W / 40.92278; -73.34278 (Northport) 1,500 20.43% 2,029 (2019) 1,206,207 (2019) National Grid USA Natural gas [35]
Oswego Harbor   New York 43°27′31″N 76°31′55″W / 43.45861°N 76.53194°W / 43.45861; -76.53194 (Oswego Harbor) 1,804 0.27% 17 (2019) 32,157 (2019) NRG Energy Natural gas [36][37]
Ormond Beach   California 34°7′45″N 119°10′8″W / 34.12917°N 119.16889°W / 34.12917; -119.16889 (Ormond Beach) 1,516 1.40% 161 (2019) 105,136 (2019) GenOn Natural gas [38]
Possum Point   Virginia 37°15′N 86°58′W / 37.25°N 86.97°W / 37.25; -86.97 (Possum Point) 1,661 25.59% 2,856 (2019) 1,106,659 (2019) Dominion Energy Natural gas [39]
Ravenswood   New York 40°45′35″N 73°56′45″W / 40.75972°N 73.94583°W / 40.75972; -73.94583 (Ravenswood) 2,480 15.36% 2,299 (2019) 1,097,732 (2019) Helix Ravenswood Natural gas [40]
Sabine   Texas 30°01′24″N 93°52′37″W / 30.02333°N 93.87694°W / 30.02333; -93.87694 (Sabine) 1,890 25.32% 3,249 (2019) 2,111,299 (2019) Entergy Natural gas [41][42]
Sanford   Florida 28°50′34″N 81°19′34″W / 28.84278°N 81.32611°W / 28.84278; -81.32611 (Sanford) 2,378 47.85% 8,486 (2019) 3,359,146 (2019) Florida Power & Light Natural gas [43][44][45]
Sherwood H Smith   North Carolina 34°50′19.0″N 79°44′22.1″W / 34.838611°N 79.739472°W / 34.838611; -79.739472 (Sherwood H Smith) 2,245 9,393 (2019) 3,874,113 (2019) Duke Energy Natural gas [46]
Turkey Point   Florida 25°26′3″N 80°19′50″W / 25.43417°N 80.33056°W / 25.43417; -80.33056 (Turkey Point) 2,979 75.92% 19,270 (2019) 1,937,291 (2019) Florida Power & Light Nuclear (59%)

Natural gas (41%)

[47]
Union   Arkansas 33°17′52″N 92°35′18″W / 33.29778°N 92.58833°W / 33.29778; -92.58833 (Union) 1,980 59.41% 11,267 (2019) 4,344,400 (2019) Entergy Natural gas [48][49]
Wansley   Georgia 33°24′22.1″N 85°02′11.7″W / 33.406139°N 85.036583°W / 33.406139; -85.036583 (Wansley) 1,239 8,847 (2019) 3,287,711 (2019) Southern Power Natural gas Separate from coal

fired plant with the

same name.

[50]
W. A. Parish   Texas 29°28′34″N 95°38′0″W / 29.47611°N 95.63333°W / 29.47611; -95.63333 (W. A. Parish) 3,653 49.53% 14,328 (2019) NRG Energy Sub-bituminous coal

(73.8%)

Natural gas

(26.2%)

January 2045

(Units 5, 6, 7 & 8)

(Coal)

[51][52]
Warren County   Virginia 38°58′11.3″N 78°10′39.6″W / 38.969806°N 78.177667°W / 38.969806; -78.177667 (Warren County) 1,472.2 8,770 (2019) 3,196,539 (2019) Dominion Energy Natural gas [53]
West County   Florida 26°42′0″N 80°22′30″W / 26.70000°N 80.37500°W / 26.70000; -80.37500 (West County) 3,750 60.40% 21,486 (2019) 7,921,731 (2019) Florida Power & Light Natural gas [54]

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