How many natural gas power plants are planned in the US?

Developers have proposed 923 natural gas power plants in the US with 302 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

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

Homer City 345 kV in Indiana County, Pennsylvania is the largest planned, at 3,000 MW.

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.

Planned natural gas power plants in the United States

Developers have proposed 923 natural gas power plants in the US with 302 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in the US

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in the US are expected online in 2030 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in the US

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Homer City 345 kV	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	–	3,000 MW
2	Brazos Energy Security	Fisher County, Texas	2030	2,992 MW
3	SIOUX	St. Charles County, Missouri	2030	2,220 MW
4	Flint Run 500 kV	Doddridge County, West Virginia	2026	2,100 MW
5	Flint Run 500 kV	Doddridge County, West Virginia	–	2,100 MW
6	BM Great Rock Energy Center	Leon County, Texas	2029	1,981 MW
7	Rogers Road 500 kV	Greensville County, Virginia	2025	1,756 MW
8	Rogers Road 500 kV	Greensville County, Virginia	–	1,756 MW
9	Prairie Ridge (Gas - CC)	Franklin County, Texas	2032	1,660 MW
10	Sugar Creek - Cayuga CT 345.0kV	Vermillion County, Indiana	2030	1,540 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in the US

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	East Towanda 230 kV	Bradford County, Pennsylvania	2026	908 MW
2	Saegers 230 kV	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania	2026	907 MW
3	Coleto Creek - Fuel Change Only	Goliad County, Texas	2026	655 MW
4	Harrah Thermal	Harrah County, Oklahoma	2026	492 MW
5	Hale Thermal	Hale County, Texas	2026	203 MW
6	Riverside 115kV Substation	Hennepin County, Minnesota	2026	55 MW
7	Marshall Energy Center	Saline County, Missouri	2026	23 MW
8	Marshall Energy Center	Saline County, Missouri	2026	23 MW
9	Wise County Power Repower (CT1, CT2)	Wise County, Texas	2026	21 MW
10	Lange Generating Station	Pennington County, South Dakota	2026	17 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 planned in the US?: Developers have proposed 923 natural gas power plants in the US with 302 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in the US?: Homer City 345 kV in Indiana County, Pennsylvania is the largest planned, at 3,000 MW.
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.