BACONTON POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 240 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Mitchell County
- Operator
- BACONTON POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 55304
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 74 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.3870, -84.0809
BACONTON POWER PLANT, a 240 MW Natural Gas power plant in Mitchell County, Georgia. Operated by BACONTON POWER LLC, commissioned 2000.
How BACONTON POWER PLANT compares
With 240 MW of capacity, BACONTON POWER PLANT ranks 35th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 22nd of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.6% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 514th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is newer than 70% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 121 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 240 MW). Net generation was 74 GWh in 2024 (a 7% capacity factor), down 51% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by GEORGIA TRANSMISSION CORP, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: FLINT RIVER DAM (5 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BACONTON POWER PLANT is a 240 MW natural gas power plant in Mitchell County, GA, operated by BACONTON POWER LLC, commissioned in 2000. Mitchell County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 46th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Mitchell County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 71.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Mitchell County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Mitchell County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.