List of power stations in Georgia (U.S. state)

The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Hydroelectric dams

Georgia Power Hydro incorporates 72 hydro electric generating units to produce a generation capacity of 844,720 kilowatts (KW). Georgia Power Hydro facilities also provide more than 45,985 acres (18,609 ha) of water and more than 1,057 mi (1,701 km) of shoreline for habitat and recreational use.

PlantNearest CityCapacity
Barnett Shoals Hydroelectric Generating PlantAthens, Georgia2,800 kW
Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Generating PlantColumbus, Georgia173,000 kW
Burton Hydroelectric Generating PlantClayton, Georgia6,120 kW
Estatoah Hydroelectric Generating PlantMountain City, Georgia240 kW
Flint River Hydroelectric Generating PlantAlbany, Georgia5,400 kW
Goat Rock Hydroelectric Generating PlantColumbus, Georgia38,600 kW
Langdale Hydroelectric Generating PlantWest Point, Georgia1,040 kW
Lloyd Shoals Hydroelectric Generating PlantJackson, Georgia14,400 kW
Morgan Falls Hydroelectric Generating PlantSandy Springs, Georgia16,800 kW
Nacoochee Hydroelectric Generating PlantClayton, Georgia4,800 kW
North Highlands Hydroelectric Generating PlantColumbus, Georgia29,600 kW
Oliver Dam Hydroelectric Generating PlantColumbus, Georgia60,000 kW
Riverview Hydroelectric Generating PlantWest Point, Georgia480 kW
Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Generating PlantRome, Georgia1,095,000 kW
Sinclair Dam Hydroelectric Generating PlantMilledgeville, Georgia45,000 kW
Tallulah Falls Hydroelectric Generating PlantTallulah Falls, Georgia72,000 kW
Terrora Hydroelectric Generating PlantTallulah Falls, Georgia16,000 kW
Tugalo Hydroelectric Generating PlantLakemont, Georgia45,000 kW
Wallace Dam Hydroelectric Generating PlantEatonton, Georgia321,300 kW
Yonah Hydroelectric Generating PlantLakemont, Georgia22,500 kW

Fossil fuel power plants

PlantNearest CityNumber of UnitsCapacity
Bowen Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Bowen)Cartersville, Georgia43,160,000 kW
Harllee Branch Jr. Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Closed April 2015 [1])Milledgeville, Georgia41,539,700 kW
William P. Hammond Steam-Electric Generating PlantRome, Georgia1800,000 kW
Kraft Steam-Electric Generating PlantSavannah, Georgia4281,136 kW
John J. McDonough Steam-Electric Generating PlantSmyrna, Georgia2490,000 kW
McIntosh Steam-Electric Generating PlantSavannah, Georgia9810,000 kW
McIntosh Combined Cycle PlantRincon, Georgia21,240,000 kW
Clifford Braswall McManus Steam-Electric Generating PlantBrunswick, Georgia2596,000 kW
W. E. Mitchell Steam-Electric Generating Plant (31°26'41.13"N, 84°8'2.34"W)Albany, Georgia4243,000 kW
Robins Steam-Electric Generating PlantWarner Robins, Georgia2166,000 kW
Robert W. Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Scherer)Juliette, Georgia43,520,000 kW
Wansley Steam-Electric Generating PlantCarrollton, Georgia2951,872 kW
Allen B. Wilson Combustion Turbine PlantWaynesboro, Georgia354,100 kW
Eugene A. Yates Steam-Electric Generating PlantNewnan, Georgia71,250,000 kW

Nuclear power plants

PlantNearest CityNumber of UnitsCapacity
Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Electric Generating Plant (Plant Vogtle)Augusta, Georgia22,430,000 kW
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Electric Generating Plant (Plant Hatch)Baxley, Georgia21,726,000 kW

*PS indicates a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station.

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Solar power plants

PlantNearest CityAreaCapacity
Decatur County Solar Facility[2]Bainbridge, Georgia169 Acres19,000 kW

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Power pulls plug on Plant Branch on Lake Sinclair". The Macon Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Decatur County Solar Facility" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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