How many natural gas power plants are in the US?

The US has 2,114 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 585 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in the US?

West County Energy Center in Palm Beach County, Florida is the largest, at 4,263 MW. It came online in 2011.

How many natural gas power plants were built in the US in 2025?

27 natural gas power plants came online in the US in 2025, with 8,745 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in the US?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Natural gas power plants in the United States

The US has 2,114 operating natural gas power plants with 585 GW of capacity. 27 came online in 2025.

Operating2,114

See planned natural gas power plants in the US

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The US had 1,592 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 2,114 in 2026

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Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in the US

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	West County Energy Center	Palm Beach County, Florida	2011	4,263 MW
2	Manatee	Manatee County, Florida	2005	2,951 MW
3	Jack McDonough	Cobb County, Georgia	2012	2,765 MW
4	Fort Myers	Lee County, Florida	2016	2,557 MW
5	Belews Creek	Stokes County, North Carolina	1975	2,491 MW
6	Martin	Martin County, Florida	2005	2,448 MW
7	Nine Mile Point	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	2014	2,440 MW
8	Union Power Station	Union County, Arkansas	2003	2,428 MW
9	Sanford	Volusia County, Florida	2003	2,378 MW
10	H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station	Hillsborough, Florida	2009	2,294 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in the US

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	GREC	Mayes County, Oklahoma	2026	1,194 MW
2	Grayson	Los Angeles County, California	2026	114 MW
3	Canyon Peak Power Station	Arapahoe County, Colorado	2026	157 MW
4	Payson	Utah County, Utah	2026	20 MW
5	Bos Dairy, LLC	Jasper County, Indiana	2026	1 MW
6	Pyote Gas	Ward County, Texas	2026	10 MW
7	Coolidge Generation Station	Pinal County, Arizona	2026	1,023 MW
8	NRG THW GT Electric Generating Station	Harris County, Texas	2026	377 MW
9	Thomas Fitzhugh	Franklin County, Arkansas	2026	256 MW
10	Friendswood Energy	Harris County, Texas	2026	265 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in the US

How many natural gas power plants are in the US?: The US has 2,114 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 585 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in the US?: West County Energy Center in Palm Beach County, Florida is the largest, at 4,263 MW. It came online in 2011.
How many natural gas power plants were built in the US in 2025?: 27 natural gas power plants came online in the US in 2025, with 8,745 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in the US?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.