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Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Power Plants
Nationwide, by state — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
358
Total nameplate capacity
6,401.2 MW
States with plants
37
Generating units
1,675
By state
| State | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 147 | 1,495 MW |
| Kansas | 25 | 593.2 MW |
| California | 24 | 496.8 MW |
| Michigan | 13 | 350.8 MW |
| Nebraska | 13 | 290.5 MW |
| Montana | 3 | 280.5 MW |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 244.3 MW |
| Minnesota | 9 | 237.3 MW |
| Louisiana | 4 | 236.8 MW |
| Colorado | 3 | 235.6 MW |
| Oregon | 1 | 225.6 MW |
| Illinois | 14 | 201.6 MW |
| Alaska | 2 | 178.8 MW |
| Florida | 6 | 161.5 MW |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 155.9 MW |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 155.8 MW |
| Nevada | 1 | 118.6 MW |
| Utah | 8 | 98.6 MW |
| Missouri | 3 | 96.5 MW |
| South Dakota | 1 | 69 MW |
| Iowa | 5 | 61.6 MW |
| New York | 7 | 60.7 MW |
| New Mexico | 2 | 53.1 MW |
| New Jersey | 7 | 44.2 MW |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 35.4 MW |
| Indiana | 6 | 34.9 MW |
| Ohio | 4 | 33.5 MW |
| Mississippi | 2 | 31.6 MW |
| Washington | 1 | 24.6 MW |
| Arkansas | 2 | 20.5 MW |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 20 MW |
| Idaho | 1 | 17.5 MW |
| Connecticut | 3 | 11.2 MW |
| Wyoming | 2 | 10.6 MW |
| Virginia | 2 | 7.5 MW |
| Georgia | 1 | 6.6 MW |
| Maryland | 1 | 5 MW |
Largest natural gas internal combustion engine plants
1.Timmerman Power Plant (TX)368 MW2.Port Westward Unit 2 (OR)225.6 MW3.Denton Energy Center (TX)225.6 MW4.Red Gate Power Plant (TX)224.4 MW5.Yellowstone County Generating Station (MT)207 MW6.Pearsall (TX)201.6 MW7.Eklutna Generation Station (AK)171 MW8.Antelope Station (TX)167.4 MW9.Humboldt Bay (CA)167 MW10.Standing Bear Lake (NE)162.9 MW11.New Orleans Power (LA)131.6 MW12.F.D. Kuester Generating Station (MI)131.6 MW13.Weston RICE (WI)131.6 MW14.Rubart (KS)120 MW15.Western 102 Power Plant (NV)118.6 MW16.Plains End II LLC (CO)117.6 MW17.Plains End (CO)114 MW18.Goodman Energy Center (KS)103.5 MW19.South Tampa Resilience Project (FL)75.2 MW20.Bob Glanzer Generating Station (SD)69 MW21.D G Hunter (LA)65.1 MW22.A.J. Mihm Generating Station (MI)56.4 MW23.Stillwater Energy Center (OK)56.4 MW24.CML&P Generating Facility No. 2 (KS)56.1 MW25.Basin Creek Plant (MT)54.9 MW
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M (electric generator inventory). Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output of a plant's generators, not its actual output.