Natural Gas Power Plants in the US

2,025 plants · 648.6 GW total capacity · across 49 states

There are 2,025 natural gas power plants across 49 US states with 648.6 GW total capacity. Texas leads with 325 plants.

Largest is Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG) (11679 MW Natural Gas); oldest active is Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill (1912); newest is Cedarvale Gas (2026); top state is Texas (325 plants); top owner is Walmart Stores Texas, (85 plants).

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By State

Texas
325 plants · 103.7 GW
California
303 plants · 40.9 GW
New York
103 plants · 24.4 GW
Pennsylvania
70 plants · 34.4 GW
Illinois
70 plants · 20.2 GW
Florida
69 plants · 56.6 GW
Michigan
62 plants · 15.7 GW
Louisiana
59 plants · 28.8 GW
Kansas
56 plants · 5.7 GW
New Jersey
49 plants · 12.4 GW
Connecticut
47 plants · 5 GW
Ohio
46 plants · 19.5 GW
Wisconsin
41 plants · 11.4 GW
Massachusetts
40 plants · 6.1 GW
Missouri
40 plants · 8.1 GW
Indiana
37 plants · 9.5 GW
Iowa
37 plants · 4.4 GW
Arizona
35 plants · 20.3 GW
Minnesota
35 plants · 6.8 GW
Oklahoma
34 plants · 21.1 GW
Colorado
32 plants · 9.7 GW
Georgia
31 plants · 21 GW
Mississippi
31 plants · 15.9 GW
Virginia
30 plants · 15.2 GW
Nebraska
30 plants · 4.5 GW
Alabama
25 plants · 20.1 GW
Utah
25 plants · 4.1 GW
North Carolina
20 plants · 16.9 GW
Arkansas
20 plants · 8.6 GW
South Carolina
20 plants · 8 GW
New Mexico
20 plants · 4.7 GW
Nevada
17 plants · 9.4 GW
Kentucky
16 plants · 9.3 GW
Maryland
16 plants · 6.6 GW
Washington
16 plants · 4 GW
Tennessee
13 plants · 10.3 GW
Alaska
13 plants · 1.4 GW
Oregon
12 plants · 4.4 GW
South Dakota
12 plants · 1.9 GW
Wyoming
10 plants · 2.8 GW
Delaware
10 plants · 2.8 GW
Idaho
9 plants · 1.3 GW
Rhode Island
8 plants · 2 GW
Montana
8 plants · 705 MW
North Dakota
6 plants · 3.1 GW
West Virginia
5 plants · 1.9 GW
Maine
5 plants · 1.6 GW
District of Columbia
4 plants · 29 MW
New Hampshire
3 plants · 1.4 GW

Largest Natural Gas Plants (top 200 by capacity)

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