List of natural gas power stations in the United States

Natural gas power plants in the United States and high-voltage lines

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

In 2019 there were around 1,900 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

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″N118°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″N76°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″N82°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″N81°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″N81°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″N96°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″N112°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″N77°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″N85°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″N82°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″N81°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″N82°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″N84°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″N88°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″N75°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″N82°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″N80°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″N84°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″N97°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″N71°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″N90°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″N73°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″N76°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″N119°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′N86°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″N73°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″N93°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″N81°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″N79°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″N80°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″N92°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″N85°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″N95°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″N78°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″N80°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]

See also

• Energy portal
• United States portal

• List of Coal-fired power stations in the United States
• List of Power stations in the United States
• List of largest power stations in the United States
• Natural Gas in the United States
• Natural gas
• Energy in the United States
• Electricity sector of the United States
• List of largest power stations
• List of countries by natural gas production
• List of solar power stations in the United States

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External links

• "Natural gas leakage in USA". Global Energy Monitor.