EFFINGHAM COUNTY POWER PROJECT

How EFFINGHAM COUNTY POWER PROJECT compares

With 597 MW of capacity, EFFINGHAM COUNTY POWER PROJECT ranks 20th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 11th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.0% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 261st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 85% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CAMS MACKINAW POWER OPERATIONS LLC, runs 5 operating plants in Georgia totaling 2,964 MW. It shares Effingham County with 3 other operating plants, including MCINTOSH and PLANT MCINTOSH.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 597 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,650 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 35% 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. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 3,364 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JASPER (1,002 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology