MID-GEORGIA COGENERATION FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 323 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Houston County
- Operator
- MID-GEORGIA COGEN LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1997
- EIA plant ID
- 55040
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 116 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.4851, -83.6038
MID-GEORGIA COGENERATION FACILITY, a 323 MW Natural Gas power plant in Houston County, Georgia. Operated by MID-GEORGIA COGEN LP, commissioned 1997.
How MID-GEORGIA COGENERATION FACILITY compares
With 323 MW of capacity, MID-GEORGIA COGENERATION FACILITY ranks 31st among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 20th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.2% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 435th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1997, it is newer than 68% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Houston County with one other operating plant, ROBINS.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 323 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 116 GWh in 2024 (a 4.1% capacity factor), down 75% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1997 and 1998.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 218 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROBINS (184 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
Weather peril exposure
MID-GEORGIA COGENERATION FACILITY is a 323 MW natural gas power plant in Houston County, GA, operated by MID-GEORGIA COGEN LP, commissioned in 1997. Houston County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 27th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Houston County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 64.4 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.61 |
Perils not assessed in Houston 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 Houston 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.