Where Georgia Gets Its Electricity
Net generation by source · 12-month average, September 2025 – August 2026.
Generation mix
| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 39.7% | 59,083 GWh |
| Coal | 14.1% | 20,902 GWh |
| Nuclear | 34.4% | 51,084 GWh |
| Wind | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Solar | 7.7% | 11,445 GWh |
| Hydro | 1.8% | 2,605 GWh |
| Other | 2.4% | 3,556 GWh |
148.7 TWh generated over the 12 months to August 2026. Shares are of net generation within Georgia, which is not the same as what the state consumes — power crosses state lines.
Counting rooftop solar
EIA reports small-scale solar — mostly rooftop panels on homes and businesses — separately, and leaves it out of the state generation total that the mix above is a share of. Georgia generated 648 GWh that way. Counting it on both sides of the ratio takes solar from 7.7% to 8.1%.
How the mix has shifted since 2001
| Source | 2001 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 3.3% | 38.8% | +35.5 pts |
| Coal | 63.0% | 13.7% | −49.4 pts |
| Nuclear | 28.5% | 34.9% | +6.5 pts |
| Wind | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Solar | 0.0% | 7.7% | +7.7 pts |
| Hydro | 2.2% | 2.0% | −0.2 pts |
| Other | 3.1% | 2.9% | −0.2 pts |
Compared with the U.S. and nearby states
| Where | Renewable | Carbon-free | Largest source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 12.4% | 46.8% | Natural gas 39.7% |
| U.S. average | 25.4% | 43.0% | Natural gas 40.9% |
| North Carolina | 13.8% | 44.1% | Natural gas |
| Tennessee | 13.0% | 58.5% | Nuclear |
| Florida | 11.3% | 21.5% | Natural gas |
| Alabama | 8.1% | 40.0% | Natural gas |
| South Carolina | 7.0% | 59.1% | Nuclear |
Georgia's generation mix in context
Natural gas supplied 39.7% of Georgia's electricity generation in the trailing twelve months to August 2026, making it the largest source. Nuclear power accounted for 34.4%, while coal generated 14.1%. Solar made up 7.7% of utility-scale generation, or 8.1% when rooftop solar is included. Renewables together supplied 12.4% of the state's electricity, while carbon-free sources accounted for 46.8%.
Georgia's renewable share ranked 37th of the 50 states and DC, and its solar share ranked 20th. The renewable share fell 13 percentage points short of the national average of 25.4%. Two of Georgia's five bordering states, North Carolina and Tennessee, generated higher shares of renewable electricity; three—Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina—generated lower shares.
The generation mix has shifted markedly since 2001. Coal's share collapsed from 63% in 2001 to 13.7% in 2025, a decline of 49.3 percentage points. Natural gas surged from 3.3% to 38.8%, and solar grew from nothing to 7.7%, contributing to a rise in the renewable share from 4.7% in 2001 to 12.9% in 2025. Nuclear power remained substantial, rising slightly from 28.5% to 34.9% over the period.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
Frequently asked questions
›What percentage of Georgia's electricity comes from renewable energy?
›What percentage of Georgia's power comes from solar?
›Where does Georgia get most of its electricity?
›Does Georgia still burn coal for electricity?
›Is Georgia getting greener?
How this is measured
Figures are net generation reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration for all sectors — utilities, independent power producers, and industrial and commercial plants that generate their own power. Shares are of the 12 months to August 2026, rather than a single month, because generation is strongly seasonal: solar peaks in summer and hydro with the spring melt, so one month says more about the weather than about the grid.
“Other” is the reported total minus the six named sources, so the shares add to exactly 100%. It holds geothermal, biomass, petroleum, other gases, and pumped storage — the last of which consumes more electricity than it returns, and so can be negative. Geothermal and biomass are renewable, which is why the renewable share above is slightly larger than wind, solar and hydro added together.
This is generation, not consumption. Electricity crosses state lines freely, so a state can generate more than it uses or rely on imports for a large part of its supply; neither shows up here.