TALBOT COUNTY ENERGY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 726 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Talbot County
- Operator
- OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 7916
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 494 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 7.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.5892, -84.6917
TALBOT COUNTY ENERGY, a 726 MW Natural Gas power plant in Talbot County, Georgia. Operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned 2002.
How TALBOT COUNTY ENERGY compares
With 726 MW of capacity, TALBOT COUNTY ENERGY ranks 15th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 8th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.9% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 176th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 81% 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.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 726 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 494 GWh in 2024 (a 7.8% capacity factor), down 18% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2002 and 2003.
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 2,408 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is H ALLEN FRANKLIN COMBINED CYCLE (1,996 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
TALBOT COUNTY ENERGY is a 726 MW natural gas power plant in Talbot County, GA, operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned in 2002. Talbot County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 38th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 88th 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.
Talbot County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 64.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.74 |
Perils not assessed in Talbot 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 Talbot 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.