Mid-Georgia Cogen

The plant was developed by New Jersey headquartered GPU International as a merchant facility in the late 1990s. Prior to operation, a 50% stake was sold to Birmingham, Alabama based energy company Sonat.^[2] The plant became operational on June 1, 1998.^[3] In 1999, the plant won Power Engineering magazine's Project of the Year award.^[4]

Through a series of mergers and sales, the plant is currently owned by Atlantic Power Corporation and NorthernStar Generation.^[1]

The plant supplies process steam for use in food manufacturing. Electrical generation is sold to Georgia Power Company. The plant uses two Siemens/Westinghouse gas turbines and paired Nooter-Erickson heat recovery steam generators with a steam turbine to generate steam and electricity. The gas turbines may be fueled by natural gas or fuel oil.^[1]

32°29′06″N 83°36′14″W / 32.48500°N 83.60389°W / 32.48500; -83.60389