MPC GENERATING

How MPC GENERATING compares

With 386 MW of capacity, MPC GENERATING ranks 29th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 18th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.6% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 385th-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. Its operator, CAMS MACKINAW POWER OPERATIONS LLC, runs 5 operating plants in Georgia totaling 2,964 MW. It shares Walton County with 2 other operating plants, WALTON COUNTY POWER LLC and DOYLE GENERATING FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 386 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 38.8 GWh in 2024 (a 1.1% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 2000 and 2001.

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 7 operating power plants totaling 1,831 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 26.0 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