Benefits of Natural Gas
A reliable source of energy backed by an established distribution network and relatively low-cost, natural gas is a generating workhorse that provides affordable energy, while enabling us to reduce our reliance on coal and lower our greenhouse gas emissions.
How Natural Gas Works
Natural gas is extracted from the ground and refined to remove impurities.
Simple Cycle
All Natural Gas power generation processes starts the same way with a Gas Turbine sucking in air and compressing it.
1.
The Natural Gas is mixed in and burned.
2.
The heated compressed air turns the turbine.
3.
The turbine drives a generator.
Combined Cycle
Some plants further maximize the energy output by recycling the heat from the burned Natural Gas into another process.
4.
The heat from combustion is used to turn water into steam.
5.
The steam turns another turbine.
6.
The turbine drives another generator.
Our Natural Gas Plants
Our Natural Gas facilities have a combined generating capacity of over 5,000 MW.
1. McDonough-AtkinsonSmyrna, GA |
~2520 MW 3x CC |
2. McIntoshRincon, GA |
~1376 MW 2x CC, 8x CT |
3. YatesNewnan, GA |
~724 MW 2x CT |
4. RobinsRobins Air Force Base, GA |
~184 MW 2x CT |
5. McManusBrunswick, GA |
~558 MW 2x CT |
CC – Combined Cycle
CT – Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
McDonough-Atkinson
Location:
Smyrna, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 2,520 MW
Generating technologies:
3x Combined Cycle
McIntosh
Location:
Rincon, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 1,376 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combined Cycle
8x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
Yates
Location:
Newnan, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 724 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
Robins
Location:
Robins Airforce Base, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 184 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
McDonough-Atkinson
Location:
Smyrna, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 2,520 MW
Generating technologies:
3x Combined Cycle
McIntosh
Location:
Rincon, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 1,376 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combined Cycle
8x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
Yates
Location:
Newnan, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 724 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
Robins
Location:
Robins Airforce Base, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 184 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
McManus
Location:
Brunswick, GA
Current total generating capacity:
~ 558 MW
Generating technologies:
2x Combustion Turbine / Simple Cycle
Continuing the Clean Energy Transition
Coal has powered the world for hundreds of years. Once a primary source of power generation, able to efficiently produce power around the clock, Georgia Power has closed most of its coal power plants over the past 15 years. In some cases, existing power plant infrastructure has been converted to natural gas-fueled plants. In others, new natural gas plants have been built, which can also power Georgia homes and businesses 24/7, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50%.