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Natural gas power plants in the United States

2,670 natural gas power plants across 50 states — capacity, location, and planned additions, from EIA data.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned + under construction

Top states by capacity — capacity · plants

Texas126 GW · 404
California62 GW · 424
Florida59 GW · 87
Louisiana37 GW · 90
Pennsylvania32 GW · 80
New York27 GW · 133
Illinois27 GW · 112
Georgia22 GW · 39
Oklahoma22 GW · 48
Arizona21 GW · 39

All states

California42461.7 GWTexas404126.2 GWNew York13327.4 GWIllinois11227.3 GWLouisiana9036.9 GWFlorida8759.3 GWMichigan8117.4 GWNew Jersey8017.2 GWPennsylvania8031.6 GWKansas798.1 GWMassachusetts607.7 GWConnecticut554.5 GWOhio5420.1 GWIndiana5210.9 GWIowa515.3 GWMissouri508.9 GWOklahoma4821.7 GWMinnesota477.8 GWWisconsin4711.2 GWMississippi4418.2 GWColorado409.8 GWArizona3921.2 GWGeorgia3922.4 GWNebraska384.7 GWVirginia3316.4 GWUtah324.3 GWAlabama3014.4 GWNew Mexico285.2 GWArkansas2710.4 GWMaryland247.5 GWSouth Carolina239.5 GWNorth Carolina2220.3 GWWashington214.5 GWNevada2010.3 GWKentucky178.9 GWTennessee1711.7 GWOregon164.6 GWWyoming153.5 GWSouth Dakota142 GWAlaska141.7 GWDelaware123 GWIdaho111.3 GWPuerto Rico101.8 GWRhode Island102.1 GWWest Virginia82.1 GWMontana8724 MWMaine81.9 GWNorth Dakota73.2 GWNew Hampshire51.4 GWDistrict of Columbia429 MW

Largest natural gas plants

Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG)
Natural gas · Texas · Planned
11,679 MW
West County Energy Center
Natural gas · Loxahatchee, Florida · Operating
4,263 MW
Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid
Natural gas · Moss Landing, California · Retired
3,552 MW
Kingston
Natural gas · Kingston, Tennessee · Planned
3,531 MW
Jack McDonough
Natural gas · Smyrna, Georgia · Operating
3,447 MW
Fort Myers
Natural gas · Ft. Myers, Florida · Operating
3,301 MW
Port Everglades
Natural gas · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida · Operating
3,062 MW
Lauderdale
Natural gas · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida · Operating
3,011 MW
Manatee
Natural gas · Parrish, Florida · Operating
2,951 MW
Yates
Natural gas · Newnan, Georgia · Under construction
2,936 MW
Haynes
Natural gas · Long Beach, California · Retired
2,885 MW
Big Bend
Natural gas · Apollo Beach, Florida · Operating
2,863 MW
Nine Mile Point
Natural gas · Westwego, Louisiana · Operating
2,791 MW
Allen
Natural gas · Memphis, Tennessee · Operating
2,782 MW
Collins
Natural gas · Morris, Illinois · Retired
2,650 MW
Ravenswood
Natural gas · Long Island, New York · Operating
2,641 MW
Sanford
Natural gas · DeBary, Florida · Operating
2,534 MW
Belews Creek
Natural gas · Belews Creek, North Carolina · Operating
2,491 MW
Mill Creek (KY)
Natural gas · Louisville, Kentucky · Under construction
2,457 MW
Union Power Station
Natural gas · El Dorado, Arkansas · Operating
2,428 MW
Pointe Coupee Power Station
Natural gas · Louisiana · Planned
2,341 MW
Jim Bridger
Natural gas · Point of Rocks, Wyoming · Operating
2,326 MW
P H Robinson
Natural gas · Bacliff, Texas · Retired
2,315 MW
Cedar Bayou
Natural gas · Baytown, Texas · Operating
2,295 MW
H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station
Natural gas · Tampa, Florida · Operating
2,294 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)