List of power stations in Georgia (United States)

The following page lists power stations in the U.S.

United States

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state 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...

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

*PS indicates a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station.

Hydroelectric dams

Fossil fuel power plants

Nuclear power plants

See also