Thomas A Smith Energy Facility
Natural gas power plant · Murray County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
1,192 MW
Rank in Georgia
#8
of 264 plants
In service since
2002
June 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Oglethorpe Power Corporation
- County
- Murray County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.77%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
- #4 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 55382
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 302 MW | 305 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 302 MW | 310 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 1GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 182 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 1GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 182 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 187 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 187 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Georgia
| McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility | Natural gas | 1,377 MW |
| Wansley Combined Cycle | Natural gas | 1,239 MW |
| Tenaska Georgia Generation Facility | Natural gas | 1,099 MW |
| Dahlberg | Natural gas | 919 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 1,192 MW solar plant and a 1,192 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