Sewell Creek Energy — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 7813
- Capacity
- 570 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Polk, GA
- Operating Since
- 2000
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Oglethorpe Power Corporation
- Parent Company
- Oglethorpe Power
- Annual Generation
- 522,907 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 10.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Sewell Creek Energy
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #16 of 30 Natural Gas plants in GA#428 of 2009 nationally
570 MW Natural Gas operating in Polk, GA — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
EIAWD
570 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.9486, -85.2769
County
Polk, GA
Nearby Plants
- Polk CedartownSolar2.2 MW · 8.0 km
- Knoxville Battery Energy StorageBESS1.1 MW · 11.4 km
- Polk County GA S1, LLCSolar3 MW · 11.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation | Smarr EMC | — |
| Owner(s) | Smarr EMC | Oglethorpe Power | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Sewell Creek Energy is a 570 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Polk County, Georgia. The plant began operating in 2000 and consists of four natural gas fired combustion turbine generators. Oglethorpe Power Corporation both owns and operates the facility. Sewell Creek Energy is connected to the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Sewell Creek Energy generated 522,907 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 10.4%. The plant is ranked as the 16th largest in Georgia out of 26 plants, and 432nd nationally out of 945 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
941 MWh
Latest Month
522.9K MWh
Annual Generation
10.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.