Georgia Power
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Georgia Power is an electric utility headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
, United States. It is the largest of the four electric utilities that are owned and operated by Southern Company
.
Georgia Power is an investor-owned, tax-paying public utility
that serves more than 2.25 million customers in all but four of Georgia
's 159 counties. It employs approximately 9,000 workers throughout the state. The Georgia Power Building
, its primary corporate office building, is located at 241 Ralph McGill
Boulevard in downtown Atlanta
.
In 2006 the Savannah Electric & Power Company, a separate subsidiary
of Southern Company, was merged into Georgia Power.
, and was the successor
to the Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Company
. In the 1930s, the company published a free newsletter called Two Bells which was distributed on its streetcars. From 1937 until 1950, Georgia Power also operated trolleybuses in Atlanta
, and in 1950 its network of 31 electric bus routes was the largest trolley bus
system in the United States. After the Atlanta transit strike of 1950
, the Atlanta Transit Company
took over operations. Atlanta Streetcar was formed in the 2000s to establish a new streetcar
service along Peachtree Street
.
The company built several dam
s, including the Morgan Falls Dam just north of the city, and some as far away as the Tallulah River
in the northeast Georgia mountains
. These hydroelectric dams form Lake Burton
, Lake Seed
, Lake Rabun
, Lake Tallulah Falls, Lake Tugalo
, and Lake Yonah, the last two of which straddle the Georgia-South Carolina
border on the Tugaloo River
.
According to Natural History Magazine, Plant Scherer is the largest single point-source for carbon dioxide
emission
s in the United States. It was also ranked the 20th in the world in terms of carbon dioxide emissions by the Center for Global Development
on its list of global power plants in November 2007. It was the only power plant in the United States that was listed in the world's top 25 Carbon Dioxide producers http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-11/cfgd-crc111207.php.
to the north, sister company Alabama Power to the west, South Carolina Electric and Gas
and Duke Energy
to the east, and Gulf Power
(another sister company), Florida Power & Light
, Progress Energy Florida
and the city of Tallahassee, Florida
to the south.
will begin in 2011 and the biomass plant will start operating in mid-2012. The 96 MW biomass plant will run on surplus wood from suppliers within a 100 mi (160.9 km) radius of the plant, which is located near Albany, Georgia
.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, United States. It is the largest of the four electric utilities that are owned and operated by Southern Company
Southern Company
Southern Company is a public utility holding company of primarily electric utilities in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is currently the 16th largest utility company in the world and the...
.
Georgia Power is an investor-owned, tax-paying public utility
Public utility
A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service . Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies...
that serves more than 2.25 million customers in all but four of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
's 159 counties. It employs approximately 9,000 workers throughout the state. The Georgia Power Building
Georgia Power Building
The Georgia Power Company Corporate Headquarters is a 24-storey, skyscraper in downtown Atlanta, Georgia serving Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company...
, its primary corporate office building, is located at 241 Ralph McGill
Ralph McGill
Ralph Emerson McGill , American journalist, was best known as the anti-segregationist editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. He won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1959....
Boulevard in downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
.
In 2006 the Savannah Electric & Power Company, a separate subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of Southern Company, was merged into Georgia Power.
History
Originally the Georgia Railway and Power Company, it began in 1902 as a company running the streetcars in AtlantaStreetcars in Atlanta
Streetcars operated in Atlanta starting with horsecars in 1871; electric streetcar service started in the 1880s. The last streetcar service ended in 1949; the streetcar system was quickly replaced by a trolleybus system and with buses...
, and was the successor
Successor
A successor can refer to* Someone who, or something which succeeds or comes after * Successor , an American Thoroughbred racehorseIn history:* The Diadochi, or Successors to Alexander the GreatIn mathematics:...
to the Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Company
Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Company
The Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway was an attempt by Joel Hurt to take over the various Atlanta streetcar systems.Incorporated in May 1891, Hurt began negotiations to consolidate widely overlapping competing companies. On September 21 the titles of the following were conveyed to the...
. In the 1930s, the company published a free newsletter called Two Bells which was distributed on its streetcars. From 1937 until 1950, Georgia Power also operated trolleybuses in Atlanta
Trolleybuses in Atlanta
In Atlanta, Georgia, trolleybuses were a major component of the public transportation system in the middle decades of the 20th century, carrying some 80 percent of all transit riders during the period when the system was at its maximum size...
, and in 1950 its network of 31 electric bus routes was the largest trolley bus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
system in the United States. After the Atlanta transit strike of 1950
Atlanta transit strike of 1950
The Atlanta transit strike of 1950 was a lengthy transit strike that lasted from May 18, 1950 to November 16, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia.A month after author Margaret Mitchell was struck and killed by a taxi during a year when trolleys had killed five, there was a call in the city to increase safety...
, the Atlanta Transit Company
Atlanta Transit Company
The Atlanta Transit Company ran the public transit system in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia, from 1950 to 1972.Since the 1920s, the Georgia Railway and Power Company , had been losing money on transit. It commissioned a study from Beeler in 1926, but the suggestions were not enough to help...
took over operations. Atlanta Streetcar was formed in the 2000s to establish a new streetcar
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
service along Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street is the main street of Atlanta. The city grew up around the street, and many of its historical and municipal buildings are or were located along it...
.
The company built several dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
s, including the Morgan Falls Dam just north of the city, and some as far away as the Tallulah River
Tallulah River
The Tallulah River is a river in Georgia and North Carolina. It begins in Clay County, North Carolina, near Standing Indian Mountain in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness and flows south into Georgia, crossing the state line into Towns County. The river then travels through Rabun County and ends in...
in the northeast Georgia mountains
North Georgia mountains
The Georgia Mountains Region or North Georgia mountains or Northeast Georgia is an area that starts in the northeast corner of Georgia, United States, and spreads in a westerly direction. The mountains in this region are in the Blue Ridge mountain chain that ends in Georgia...
. These hydroelectric dams form Lake Burton
Lake Burton (Georgia)
Lake Burton is a 2,775 acre reservoir with 62 miles of shoreline located in the northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. It is the first lake in a six-lake series called the Tallulah River Watershed that follows the original course of the Tallulah River...
, Lake Seed
Lake Seed
Lake Seed is a 240 acre reservoir with 13 miles of shoreline located in Rabun County, in the northeastern corner of Georgia, USA. It is the second lake in a series of six lakes that follow the original riverbed of the Tallulah River. Each lake in the chain is created by hydroelectric dams...
, Lake Rabun
Lake Rabun
Lake Rabun is a twisty reservoir with of shoreline located in the Northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County. It is the third lake in a six-lake series that follows the original course of the Tallulah River. The series begins with Lake Burton as the northernmost lake, followed by Lake Seed,...
, Lake Tallulah Falls, Lake Tugalo
Lake Tugalo
Lake Tugalo is a reservoir with of shoreline located in the northeastern Georgia in Habersham and Rabun counties, but also lies partially in Oconee County, South Carolina. It is the fifth lake in a six-lake series created by hydroelectric dams operated by Georgia Power that follows the original...
, and Lake Yonah, the last two of which straddle the Georgia-South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
border on the Tugaloo River
Tugaloo River
The Tugaloo River is a river bordering the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina. It is fed by the Tallulah River and the Chattooga River, which each form an arm of Lake Tugalo, on the edge of Georgia's Tallulah Gorge State Park. The Tugaloo then flows out of the lake via Tugaloo Dam,...
.
Coal power
Georgia Power operates Plant Scherer.According to Natural History Magazine, Plant Scherer is the largest single point-source for carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
emission
Exhaust gas
Exhaust gas or flue gas is emitted as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline/petrol, diesel fuel, fuel oil or coal. According to the type of engine, it is discharged into the atmosphere through an exhaust pipe, flue gas stack or propelling nozzle.It often disperses...
s in the United States. It was also ranked the 20th in the world in terms of carbon dioxide emissions by the Center for Global Development
Center for Global Development
The Center for Global Development is a non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C. that focuses on international development. It was founded in November 2001 by former senior U.S. official Edward W. Scott, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, C. Fred Bergsten, and...
on its list of global power plants in November 2007. It was the only power plant in the United States that was listed in the world's top 25 Carbon Dioxide producers http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-11/cfgd-crc111207.php.
Transmission system
Georgia Power utilizes transmission lines carrying 115,000 volts, 230,000 volts and 500,000 volts. Georgia Power has interconnections with the Tennessee Valley AuthorityTennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
to the north, sister company Alabama Power to the west, South Carolina Electric and Gas
SCANA
SCANA Corporation is a $9 billion Fortune 500 energy-based holding company, based in Cayce, South Carolina, whose businesses include regulated electric and natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses...
and Duke Energy
Duke Energy
Duke Energy , headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States, Canada and Latin America.-Overview:...
to the east, and Gulf Power
Gulf Power
Gulf Power Company is a U.S. investor-owned electric utility with all of its common stock owned by Atlanta based Southern Company. Gulf Power Company is headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, and has a service territory that spans , through 10 counties and 71 towns in northwest Florida...
(another sister company), Florida Power & Light
Florida Power & Light
Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. , commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility which serves roughly 4.4 million customers in Florida. FPL Group holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S...
, Progress Energy Florida
Progress Energy Inc
Progress Energy , headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve approximately 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and...
and the city of Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
to the south.
Transition to renewables
Georgia Power asked the state's public service commission for approval to convert the coal-fired Plant Mitchell to run on wood fuel. If approved, the retrofitRetrofit
Retrofitting refers to the addition of new technology or features to older systems.* power plant retrofit, improving power plant efficiency / increasing output / reducing emissions...
will begin in 2011 and the biomass plant will start operating in mid-2012. The 96 MW biomass plant will run on surplus wood from suppliers within a 100 mi (160.9 km) radius of the plant, which is located near Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
.
Generating facilities
Georgia Power owns and operates 20 hydroelectric dams, 14 fossil fueled generating plants and two nuclear power plants, which provide electricity to more than 2 million customers.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 45985 acre (18,609.5 ha) of water and more than 1057 mi (1,701.1 km) of shoreline for habitat and recreational use.| Plant | Nearest City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett Shoals Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Athens, Georgia Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city... |
2,800 kW |
| Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
173,000 kW |
| Burton Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Clayton, Georgia Clayton, Georgia Clayton is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Rabun County and is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.-History:... |
6,120 kW |
| Estatoah Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Mountain City, Georgia Mountain City, Georgia Mountain City is an incorporated town in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000 census. The town straddles the Eastern Continental Divide in a deep gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain front. The gap allows U.S... |
240 kW |
| Flint River Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Albany, Georgia Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the... |
5,400 kW |
| Goat Rock Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
38,600 kW |
| Langdale Hydroelectric Generating Plant | West Point, Georgia West Point, Georgia West Point is a town in Troup County, with a small tail of the south end of town in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, this town had a total population of just 3,382 people... |
1,040 kW |
| Lloyd Shoals Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Jackson, Georgia Jackson, Georgia Jackson is a city in Butts County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Butts County. The center of population of Georgia is located in Jackson. The community was named after President Andrew Jackson. Founded in 1826, Jackson began as... |
14,400 kW |
| Morgan Falls Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Sandy Springs, Georgia Sandy Springs, Georgia Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of... |
16,800 kW |
| Nacoochee Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Clayton, Georgia Clayton, Georgia Clayton is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Rabun County and is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.-History:... |
4,800 kW |
| North Highlands Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
29,600 kW |
| Oliver Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Columbus, Georgia Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
60,000 kW |
| Riverview Hydroelectric Generating Plant | West Point, Georgia West Point, Georgia West Point is a town in Troup County, with a small tail of the south end of town in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, this town had a total population of just 3,382 people... |
480 kW |
| Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Rome, Georgia Rome, Georgia Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County... |
215,256 kW |
| Sinclair Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an... |
45,000 kW |
| Tallulah Falls Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Tallulah Falls, Georgia Tallulah Falls, Georgia Tallulah Falls is a town in Habersham and Rabun counties in the U.S. state of Georgia near the Tallulah River. The population was 164 at the 2000 census... |
72,000 kW |
| Terrora Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Tallulah Falls, Georgia Tallulah Falls, Georgia Tallulah Falls is a town in Habersham and Rabun counties in the U.S. state of Georgia near the Tallulah River. The population was 164 at the 2000 census... |
16,000 kW |
| Tugalo Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Lakemont, Georgia | 45,000 kW |
| Wallace Dam Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Eatonton, Georgia Eatonton, Georgia Eatonton is a city in Putnam County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,480. The city is the county seat of Putnam County. It was named after William Eaton, an officer and diplomat involved in the First Barbary War... |
321,300 kW |
| Yonah Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Lakemont, Georgia | 22,500 kW |
Fossil fuel power plants
| Plant | Nearest City | Number of Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Bowen) | Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville is a town in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 19,7314. The city is the county seat of Bartow County.-Geography:Cartersville was named for Colonel Farish Carter.... |
4 | 3,160,000 kW |
| Harllee Branch Jr. Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville, Georgia Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an... |
4 | 1,539,700 kW |
| William P. Hammond Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Rome, Georgia Rome, Georgia Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County... |
1 | 800,000 kW |
| Kraft Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... |
4 | 281,136 kW |
| John J. McDonough Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Smyrna, Georgia Smyrna, Georgia -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,999 people, 18,372 households, and 9,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,949.9 people per square mile . There were 19,633 housing units at an average density of 1,412.6 per square mile... |
2 | 490,000 kW |
| McIntosh Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... |
9 | 810,000 kW |
| McIntosh Combined Cycle Plant | Rincon, Georgia Rincon, Georgia Rincon is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
2 | 1,240,000 kW |
| Clifford Braswall McManus Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick is the major urban and economic center in southeastern Georgia in the United States. The municipality is located on a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles north of Florida and 70 miles south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the east by the Atlantic... |
2 | 596,000 kW |
| W. E. Mitchell Steam-Electric Generating Plant (31°26'41.13"N, 84°8'2.34"W) | Albany, Georgia Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the... |
4 | 243,000 kW |
| Robins Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804... |
2 | 166,000 kW |
| Robert W. Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Scherer) | Juliette, Georgia Juliette, Georgia Juliette is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. Named for Juliette McCracken, daughter of a railroad engineer, the town formed with the merging of Brownsville and Iceberg. The film Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed there, and the town has been the focal point of two... |
4 | 3,272,000 kW |
| Wansley Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton is a city in West Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,388... |
2 | 951,872 kW |
| Allen B. Wilson Combustion Turbine Plant | Waynesboro, Georgia Waynesboro, Georgia Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County... |
354,100 kW | |
| Eugene A. Yates Steam-Electric Generating Plant | Newnan, Georgia Newnan, Georgia Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008... |
7 | 1,250,000 kW |
Nuclear power plants
| Plant | Nearest City | Number of Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Electric Generating Plant (Plant Vogtle) | Augusta, Georgia Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County... |
2 | 2,430,000 kW |
| Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Electric Generating Plant (Plant Hatch) | Baxley, Georgia Baxley, Georgia As of the census of 2000, there were 4,150 people, 1,567 households, and 1,048 families residing in the city. The population density was 580.7 people per square mile . There were 1,866 housing units at an average density of 261.1 per square mile... |
2 | 1,726,000 kW |
External links
- Georgia Power Official Site
- Southern Company
- Georgia Power Photographs Collection (ca. 1930-1949) from the collection of the Georgia Archives.