DOYLE GENERATING FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 409 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Walton County
- Operator
- OPC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 55244
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 30.6 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.9%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.8378, -83.6997
DOYLE GENERATING FACILITY, a 409 MW Natural Gas power plant in Walton County, Georgia. Operated by OPC, commissioned 2000.
How DOYLE GENERATING FACILITY compares
With 409 MW of capacity, DOYLE GENERATING FACILITY ranks 28th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 17th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.8% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 371st-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. It shares Walton County with 2 other operating plants, WALTON COUNTY POWER LLC and MPC GENERATING.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 409 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 30.6 GWh in 2024 (a 0.9% capacity factor).
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. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 1,809 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DAHLBERG (919 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is QTS Atlanta-Suwanee (SUW1) in Suwanee, about 24.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DOYLE GENERATING FACILITY is a 409 MW natural gas power plant in Walton County, GA, operated by OPC, commissioned in 2000. Walton County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 49th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Walton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 56.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.3 |
Perils not assessed in Walton 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 Walton 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.