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

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Georgia, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Georgia had a total summer capacity of 39.7 GW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 139,805 GWh. In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 38.6% natural gas, 34.7% nuclear, 13.6% coal, 7.6% solar, 3.2% biomass, 2% hydroelectric, and 0.2% petroleum. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 613 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2025. This compares to 11,276 GWh generated by Georgia's utility-scale solar facilities.

Two new nuclear reactors have been constructed at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. They are the nation's first AP1000 reactors and were connected to the grid in March 2024. The state has no active uranium or fossil-fuel mining operations and limited proven reserves of coal.

Nuclear power plants

Name Nearest city Coordinates Capacity(MW) Numberof units Yearcompleted RefsAlvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Electric Generating Plant (Plant Vogtle) Waynesboro, Georgia 4,536 (unit 4 commissioned in April) 4 1987 - Unit 11989 - Unit 2 2023 - Unit 3 2024 - Unit 4Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Electric Generating Plant (Plant Hatch) Baxley, Georgia 1,726 2 1975 - Unit 11979 - Unit 2

Fossil-fuel power plants

Coal Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Coal type Yearcompleted Operational/closure date RefsBowen Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Bowen) Bartow County 3,160 Coal (bituminous) 1971 - Unit 11972 - Unit 21974 - Unit 31975 - Unit 4 Operational Robert W Scherer Power Plant (Plant Scherer) Monroe County 3,520 Coal(sub-bituminous) 1982 - Unit 11984 - Unit 21987 - Unit 31989 - Unit 4 Partially operational - Unit 4 (880 MW) closed in 2021

Two dual-use Units 1 and 2 (also known as SG01 and SG02) can be fueled either by bituminous coal or by oil.

Natural gas

Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Generationtype Yearcompleted Operational/ closure date Refs AL Sandersville Washington County 576.4 Simple cycle (x8) 2002 Operational Baconton Mitchell County 196 Simple cycle (x4) 2000 Operational Bobby C. Smith (Effingham) Effingham County 514.0 2x1 combined cycle 2003 Operational Chattahoochee Heard County 457.9 2x1 Combined cycle 2003 Operational Dahlberg Jackson County 756.0 Simple cycle (x10) 2000/2001 Operational Doyle Walton County 320 Simple cycle (x5) 2000 Operational Edward L Addison Upson County 591.7 Simple cycle (x4) 2000 Operational Hal B Wansley (Plant Wansley) Heard County 1,184.8 2x1 combined cycle (x2) 2002 Operational Hartwell Hart County 298.1 Simple cycle (x2) 1994 Operational Hawk Road Heard County 456.3 Simple cycle (x3) 2001 Operational Jack McDonough Cobb County 2,546.0 Simple cycle (x2)2x1 Combined Cycle (x3) 1971 (64 MW)2011/2012 Operational Kraft Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Kraft) Chatham County 208 Unknown - Unit 4 1958/1965 Closed - 2015 McIntosh Effingham County 1,974.8 Simple cycle (x8),2x1 combined cycle (x2) 1994 (658 MW)2005 Operational Mid-Georgia Cogen Houston County 303.0 2x1 combined cycle 1997/1998 Operational MPC Generating Walton County 302.5 Simple cycle (x2) 2000/2001 Operational Sewell Creek Energy Polk County 451.1 Simple cycle (x4) 2000 Operational Smarr Monroe County 187.4 Simple cycle (x2) 1999 Operational Sowega Mitchell County 97 Simple cycle (x2) 1999 Operational Talbot County Talbot County 579.1 Simple cycle (x6) 2002/2003 Operational Tenaska Georgia Heard County 945.0 Simple cycle (x6) 2001/2002 Operational Thomas A Smith Murray County 1,260.0 2x1 combined cycle (x2) 2002 Operational Walton County Walton County 454.5 Simple cycle (x3) 2001 Operational Wansley Unit 9 Heard County 489.6 2x1 combined cycle 2004 Operational Washington County Washington County 615.5 Simple cycle (x4) 2003 Operational Yates Coweta County 714.0 Steam turbine (x2) 1974 Operational

Retired alongside coal units 1–3.

Oil Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Yearcompleted Operational/closure date RefsAllen B. Wilson Combustion Turbine PlantBurke County 354 OperationalEugene A. Yates Steam-Electric Generating PlantCoweta County 808 1974 - Unit 61974 - Unit 7 OperationalHal B. Wansley Power Plant (Plant Wansley) Heard County 52.8 1980 - 5A Operational Plant McManusGlynn County 1950s - Unit 11950s - Unit 2 Closed - 2015

Renewable power plants Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Biomass and municipal waste

Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Fuel Yearcompleted Refs Albany Green Energy Dougherty County 49.5 wood/wood waste 2017 Brunswick Cellulose Glynn County 72.2 wood/wood waste 1954/1960/1996 Flint River Operations Macon County 77.0 wood/wood waste 1980/2015 GA LFG - Oak Grove Plant Barrow County 6.3 landfill gas 2016 GA LFG - Pine Ridge Plant Spalding County 6.3 landfill gas 2016 GA LFG - Richland Creek Plant Gwinnett County 10.5 landfill gas 2016 Georgia Pacific - Cedar Springs Early County 90.0 wood/wood waste 1963/1965 Graphics Packaging - Augusta Mill Richmond County 42.8 wood/wood waste 1960/1965 GRP Franklin RE Facility Franklin County 58.0 wood/wood waste 2019 GRP Madison RE Facility Madison County 58.0 wood/wood waste 2019 Inland Paperboard - Rome Floyd County 61.0 wood/wood waste 1954/1961/1989 Intl Paper - Savanna Mill Chatham County 82.7 wood/wood waste 1989 Jesup Plant Wayne County 64.7 wood/wood waste 1954/1957/1971/1982 MAS ASB Cogen Plant Fulton County 6.6 landfill gas 2012 PCA - Valdosta Mill Lowndes County 69.9 wood/wood waste 1954/2011 Pecan Row LFG Lowndes County 6.4 landfill gas 1977/2013 Piedmont Green Power Lamar County 55.0 wood/wood waste 2013 Port Wentworth Mill Chatham County 60.5 wood/wood waste 1991/2004 Riverwood Intl - Macon Mill Bibb County 76.4 wood/wood waste 1948/1981/2013 South Columbus Water Resource Muscogee County 3.6 biogas 2010 Superior LFG Chatham County 6.4 landfill gas 2009 Taylor LFG Taylor County 8.0 landfill gas 2003/2011 WestRock Southeast Laurens County 44.0 wood/wood waste 1989

Hydroelectric dams

Georgia Power Hydro incorporates 72 hydroelectric generating units to produce a generation capacity of 844,720 kilowatts (kW). Georgia Power Hydro facilities also provide more than of water bodies and more than of shoreline for habitat and recreational use.

Name Nearest city Capacity(MW) Yearcompleted Refs Barnett Shoals Hydroelectric Generating Plant Athens, Georgia 2.8 1910 Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Generating Plant Columbus, Georgia 173.0 1926/1951/1985 Blue Ridge Dam (owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority) Blue Ridge, Georgia 13 1931/1994 Buford Dam Forsyth County, Georgia 126 1956 Burton Hydroelectric Generating Plant Clayton, Georgia 6.12 1927 Carters Dam Hydro Ellijay, Georgia 286.0 1977 Estatoah Hydroelectric Generating Plant Mountain City, Georgia 2.4 1929 Flint River Hydroelectric Generating Plant Albany, Georgia 5.4 1921/1925 Goat Rock Hydroelectric Generating Plant Columbus, Georgia 38.6 1915/2005 Langdale Hydroelectric Generating Plant West Point, Georgia 1.04 1924/1926 Lloyd Shoals Hydroelectric Generating Plant Jackson, Georgia 14.4 1911/1917 Morgan Falls Hydroelectric Generating Plant Sandy Springs, Georgia 16.8 1903 Nacoochee Hydroelectric Generating Plant Clayton, Georgia 4.8 1926 North Highlands Hydroelectric Generating Plant Columbus, Georgia 29.6 1963 Oliver Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant Columbus, Georgia 60.0 1959 Richard B. Russell Calhoun Falls, South Carolina 336.0 1985 Riverview Hydroelectric Generating Plant West Point, Georgia 0.48 1920's Sinclair Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant Milledgeville, Georgia 45.0 1953 Tallulah Falls Hydroelectric Generating Plant Tallulah Falls, Georgia 72.0 1913/1920 Terrora Hydroelectric Generating Plant Tallulah Falls, Georgia 16.0 1925 Tugalo Hydroelectric Generating Plant Lakemont, Georgia 45.0 1923 Wallace Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant Eatonton, Georgia 113.6 1980 Yonah Hydroelectric Generating Plant Lakemont, Georgia 22.5 1925 Electricity is generated in Alabama. Carters, Russell, and Wallace generate additional electricity as reversible pumped storage.

Solar photovoltaic

Name Location Area Capacity(MW) RefsButler Solar Facility Taylor County 103 Decatur County Solar Facility Decatur County 19 Facebook Facility (Newton Data Center) Early County 102.5 Fort Benning Solar Facility Muscogee County 30 Fort Gordon Solar Facility Columbia County 30 Fort Stewart Solar Facility Liberty County 30 Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Solar Facility Camden County 42 Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Solar Facility Dougherty County 31

Wind

Georgia had no utility-scale wind generating facilities in 2019. It has much potential for offshore development and limited onshore potential.

Storage power plants Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Batteries

Name Nearest city Coordinates Capacity(MW) Yearcompleted Refs Cedartown BES Project Cedartown, Georgia 1.0 2015

Pumped storage

Name Nearest city Coordinates Capacity(MW) Yearcompleted Refs Carters Dam PS Ellijay, Georgia 286.0 1977 Richard B. Russell Calhoun Falls, South Carolina 328.0 2002 Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Generating Plant Rome, Georgia 1,095 1995 Wallace Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant Eatonton, Georgia 211.4 1980

See also

List of power stations in the United States List of power stations operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority

References