Baconton Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Mitchell County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
121 MW
Rank in Georgia
#54
of 264 plants
In service since
2000
June 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Baconton Power LLC
- County
- Mitchell County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.28%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
- #24 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 55304
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 48 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2000 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Timberland Solar | Solar | 140 MW |
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 121 MW solar plant and a 121 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Georgia power plants · What Georgia actually generates