Natural Gas Power Plants in the US

2,024 plants · 629 GW total capacity · across 49 states

There are 2,024 natural gas power plants across 49 US states with 629 GW total capacity. Texas leads with 319 plants.

Largest is Homer City Generating Station (4396 MW Natural Gas); oldest active is Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill (1912); newest is IFP Peaking Plant (2026); top state is Texas (319 plants); top owner is Walmart Stores Texas, (85 plants).

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By State

Texas
319 plants · 91 GW
California
307 plants · 41.1 GW
New York
103 plants · 24.4 GW
Pennsylvania
70 plants · 34.4 GW
Illinois
70 plants · 19.8 GW
Florida
69 plants · 56.6 GW
Michigan
63 plants · 15.7 GW
Kansas
59 plants · 6.3 GW
Louisiana
56 plants · 26.6 GW
New Jersey
48 plants · 12.1 GW
Connecticut
48 plants · 5 GW
Ohio
46 plants · 19.5 GW
Wisconsin
41 plants · 11.4 GW
Massachusetts
40 plants · 6.1 GW
Oklahoma
38 plants · 19.9 GW
Indiana
38 plants · 9.6 GW
Iowa
38 plants · 4.4 GW
Missouri
36 plants · 7.9 GW
Minnesota
35 plants · 6.8 GW
Arizona
34 plants · 18.8 GW
Colorado
33 plants · 9.7 GW
Mississippi
31 plants · 15.9 GW
Nebraska
31 plants · 3.7 GW
Georgia
30 plants · 21 GW
Virginia
30 plants · 15.2 GW
Alabama
25 plants · 19.7 GW
Utah
24 plants · 4.1 GW
North Carolina
21 plants · 16.9 GW
South Carolina
20 plants · 8 GW
New Mexico
20 plants · 4.7 GW
Arkansas
19 plants · 8.1 GW
Maryland
16 plants · 6.6 GW
Nevada
16 plants · 8.8 GW
Washington
16 plants · 4 GW
Kentucky
15 plants · 9.2 GW
Tennessee
13 plants · 10.3 GW
Oregon
13 plants · 4.4 GW
Alaska
13 plants · 1.4 GW
South Dakota
12 plants · 1.9 GW
Wyoming
10 plants · 2.7 GW
Delaware
10 plants · 2.8 GW
Idaho
9 plants · 1.3 GW
Rhode Island
8 plants · 2 GW
Montana
7 plants · 699 MW
North Dakota
6 plants · 3.1 GW
West Virginia
5 plants · 1.9 GW
Maine
5 plants · 1.6 GW
New Hampshire
4 plants · 1.8 GW
District of Columbia
4 plants · 29 MW

Largest Natural Gas Plants (top 200 by capacity)

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