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Natural gas power plants in the United States

1,931 natural gas power plants across 50 states — capacity, location, and planned additions, from EIA data.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned pipeline — new additions by fuel type

Top states by capacity — capacity · plants

Texas126 GW · 404
California62 GW · 424
Florida59 GW · 87
Louisiana37 GW · 90
Pennsylvania32 GW · 80
New York27 GW · 133
Illinois27 GW · 112
Georgia22 GW · 39
Oklahoma22 GW · 48
Arizona21 GW · 39

All states

California42461.7 GWTexas404126.2 GWNew York13327.4 GWIllinois11227.3 GWLouisiana9036.9 GWFlorida8759.3 GWMichigan8117.4 GWNew Jersey8017.2 GWPennsylvania8031.6 GWKansas798.1 GWMassachusetts607.7 GWConnecticut554.5 GWOhio5420.1 GWIndiana5210.9 GWIowa515.3 GWMissouri508.9 GWOklahoma4821.7 GWMinnesota477.8 GWWisconsin4711.2 GWMississippi4418.2 GWColorado409.8 GWArizona3921.2 GWGeorgia3922.4 GWNebraska384.7 GWVirginia3316.4 GWUtah324.3 GWAlabama3014.4 GWNew Mexico285.2 GWArkansas2710.4 GWMaryland247.5 GWSouth Carolina239.5 GWNorth Carolina2220.3 GWWashington214.5 GWNevada2010.3 GWKentucky178.9 GWTennessee1711.7 GWOregon164.6 GWWyoming153.5 GWSouth Dakota142 GWAlaska141.7 GWDelaware123 GWIdaho111.3 GWPuerto Rico101.8 GWRhode Island102.1 GWWest Virginia82.1 GWMontana8724 MWMaine81.9 GWNorth Dakota73.2 GWNew Hampshire51.4 GWDistrict of Columbia429 MW

Largest next additions — planned & under construction

Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG)
Natural gas · Texas · Planned · exp. 2027
11,679 MW
Kingston
Natural gas · Kingston, Tennessee · Planned · exp. 2027
3,531 MW
Yates
Natural gas · Newnan, Georgia · Under construction · exp. 2026
2,936 MW
Mill Creek (KY)
Natural gas · Louisville, Kentucky · Under construction · exp. 2027
2,457 MW
Pointe Coupee Power Station
Natural gas · Louisiana · Planned · exp. 2031
2,341 MW
Comanche (OK)
Natural gas · Lawton, Oklahoma · Planned · exp. 2029
1,667 MW
Franklin Farms 1&2
Natural gas · Rayville, Louisiana · Under construction · exp. 2028
1,561 MW
Richland Parish Power Station 1&2
Natural gas · Louisiana · Planned · exp. 2030
1,561 MW
Bison Generation Station
Natural gas · Ray, North Dakota · Under construction · exp. 2029
1,518 MW
CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center
Natural gas · Texas · Under construction · exp. 2029
1,445 MW

Largest natural gas plants

West County Energy Center
Natural gas · Loxahatchee, Florida · Operating · COD 2009
4,263 MW
Jack McDonough
Natural gas · Smyrna, Georgia · Operating · COD 1971
3,447 MW
Fort Myers
Natural gas · Ft. Myers, Florida · Operating · COD 1958
3,301 MW
Port Everglades
Natural gas · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida · Operating · COD 2016
3,062 MW
Lauderdale
Natural gas · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida · Operating · COD 1970
3,011 MW
Manatee
Natural gas · Parrish, Florida · Operating · COD 1976
2,951 MW
Big Bend
Natural gas · Apollo Beach, Florida · Operating · COD 1970
2,863 MW
Nine Mile Point
Natural gas · Westwego, Louisiana · Operating · COD 1971
2,791 MW
Allen
Natural gas · Memphis, Tennessee · Operating · COD 1972
2,782 MW
Ravenswood
Natural gas · Long Island, New York · Operating · COD 1963
2,641 MW
Sanford
Natural gas · DeBary, Florida · Operating · COD 1969
2,534 MW
Belews Creek
Natural gas · Belews Creek, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1974
2,491 MW
Union Power Station
Natural gas · El Dorado, Arkansas · Operating · COD 2003
2,428 MW
Jim Bridger
Natural gas · Point of Rocks, Wyoming · Operating · COD 1974
2,326 MW
Cedar Bayou
Natural gas · Baytown, Texas · Operating · COD 1970
2,295 MW
H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station
Natural gas · Tampa, Florida · Operating · COD 1965
2,294 MW
Lincoln Combustion
Natural gas · Stanley, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1995
2,290 MW
Hines Energy Complex
Natural gas · Bartow, Florida · Operating · COD 1999
2,266 MW
Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex
Natural gas · Hamlet, North Carolina · Operating · COD 2001
2,245 MW
Gulf Clean Energy Center
Natural gas · Pensacola, Florida · Operating · COD 1959
2,201 MW
Linden Generating Station
Natural gas · Linden, New Jersey · Operating · COD 1995
2,121 MW
Marshall (NC)
Natural gas · Terrell, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1965
2,119 MW
TalenEnergy Martins Creek
Natural gas · Bangor, Pennsylvania · Operating · COD 1975
2,112 MW
Cape Canaveral
Natural gas · Cocoa, Florida · Operating · COD 2013
2,099 MW
AES Alamitos LLC
Natural gas · Long Beach, California · Operating · COD 1961
2,055 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)