SMARR ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 242 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Monroe County
- Operator
- OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 7829
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 202 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 9.5%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.9840, -83.8468
SMARR ENERGY CENTER, a 242 MW Natural Gas power plant in Monroe County, Georgia. Operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned 1999.
How SMARR ENERGY CENTER compares
With 242 MW of capacity, SMARR ENERGY CENTER ranks 34th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 21st 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 508th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 69% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, runs 8 operating plants in Georgia totaling 4,973 MW. It shares Monroe County with one other operating plant, SCHERER.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 242 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 202 GWh in 2024 (a 9.5% capacity factor), down 28% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 3,613 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SCHERER (3,564 MW, Coal).
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
SMARR ENERGY CENTER is a 242 MW natural gas power plant in Monroe County, GA, operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned in 1999. Monroe County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Monroe County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 61.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.89 |
Perils not assessed in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.