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General Electric Plastic97 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

General Electric Plastic is a 97 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Alabama Power Co since 1999. Ranked #950 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 97 MW accounts for 0.02% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making General Electric Plastic 43.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include E B Harris Electric Generating Plant (1,304 MW, Gas), Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station (939.4 MW, Gas), and Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Station (927.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Alabama, approximately 80 km southwest of Montgomery.

Capacity
97 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Alabama Power Co
Location
32.3102°, -86.5254°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,234. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,484 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,311 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Alabama Power Co operates 25 plants totalling 12,913 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 5,571 MW combined

Nearest plant: E B Harris Electric Generating Plant (9.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.310200, -86.525400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
187.4 Kt
382 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.06 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
40.7K
cars per year
25.0K
homes per year
8.5M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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