Bobby C Smith Jr Energy Facility
Natural gas power plant · Effingham County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
597 MW
Rank in Georgia
#19
of 264 plants
In service since
2003
August 2003
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Oglethorpe Power Corporation
- County
- Effingham County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 1.39%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
- #13 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 55406
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 173 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| UNT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 173 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 198 MW | 179 MW | 2003 | 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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| AL Sandersville LLC | Natural gas | 692 MW |
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| Wansley Unit 9 | Natural gas | 594 MW |
| Sewell Creek Energy | Natural gas | 570 MW |
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 597 MW solar plant and a 597 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