Sowega Power
Natural gas power plant · Mitchell County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
100 MW
Rank in Georgia
#63
of 264 plants
In service since
1999
June 1999
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- SOWEGA Power LLC
- County
- Mitchell County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
- #25 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 7768
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 46 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 46 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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| White Pine Solar, LLC | Solar | 101 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 100 MW solar plant and a 100 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