Chattahoochee Energy Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 7917
- Capacity
- 539.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Heard, GA
- Operating Since
- 2003
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Oglethorpe Power Corporation
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 3,696,404 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 78.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- SERC
Chattahoochee Energy Facility
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #17 of 30 Natural Gas plants in GA#456 of 2009 nationally
539.7 MW Natural Gas operating in Heard, GA — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
EIAWD
539.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.4072, -85.0386
County
Heard, GA
Nearby Plants
- Wansley Unit 9Natural Gas594.1 MW · 0.2 km
- Wansley Combined CycleNatural Gas1239 MW · 0.2 km
- Hawk Road FacilityNatural Gas495 MW · 7.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Oglethorpe Power Corporation | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Oglethorpe Power Corporation | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Chattahoochee Energy Facility is a 539.7 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Heard County, Georgia. The plant, which began operating in 2003, is owned and operated by Oglethorpe Power Corporation. It consists of three generators.
In the most recent year of reported data, the facility generated 3,696,404 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 78.0%. The Chattahoochee Energy Facility is ranked as the 17th largest power plant in Georgia out of 26, and 461st nationally out of 945 plants. The plant operates within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
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
333.2K MWh
Latest Month
3.7M MWh
Annual Generation
78.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
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.
News & Articles (2)Beta
Industry·corporate
Three Georgia power plants land on list of nation’s dirtiest
Georgia Power's Plant Bowen near Cartersville topped the Georgia list for carbon emissions and is ranked 23rd in the country.
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Georgia Public Broadcasting·3 years ago
Industry·corporate
Georgia Power's Cobb County plant makes list of nation's 'dirtiest'
ATLANTA — Georgia is home to three of the nation's 100 dirtiest power plants, the Atlanta-based Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center...
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Marietta Daily Journal·3 years ago
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