Smarr Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Monroe County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
242 MW
Rank in Georgia
#38
of 264 plants
In service since
1999
June 1999
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Oglethorpe Power Corporation
- County
- Monroe County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.56%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
- #23 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 7829
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 121 MW | 95 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 121 MW | 95 MW | 1999 | 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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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 242 MW solar plant and a 242 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