THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,192 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Murray County
- Operator
- OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55382
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 8,525 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 81%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.7097, -84.9189
THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY, a 1,192 MW Natural Gas power plant in Murray County, Georgia. Operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned 2002.
How THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 1,192 MW of capacity, THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY ranks 8th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 2nd of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.0% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 62nd-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. It shares Murray County with one other operating plant, CARTERS.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,192 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 8,525 GWh in 2024 (an 81% capacity factor), up 8% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SOUTH BRADLEY, about 23.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CARTERS (500 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY is a 1,192 MW natural gas power plant in Murray County, GA, operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned in 2002. Murray County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 86th 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.
Murray County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 62.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.5 |
Perils not assessed in Murray 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 Murray 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.