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Power Plants in Georgia
All 264 operable plants · EIA inventory, May 2026.
Total capacity
43.1 GW
7th largest of 51 states
Plants
264
263 in service
Largest plant
4,658 MW
Vogtle
Capacity by fuel
43%
15%
14%
13%
| Fuel | Capacity | Share | Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 18,563 MW | 43.1% | 29 |
| Nuclear | 6,506 MW | 15.1% | 2 |
| Coal | 6,172 MW | 14.3% | 2 |
| Solar | 5,754 MW | 13.4% | 153 |
| Hydro | 3,597 MW | 8.4% | 30 |
| Other | 2,399 MW | 5.6% | 47 |
| Battery storage | 65 MW | 0.2% | 1 |
Nameplate capacity — what the fleet could produce running flat out — not what it actually generated. A plant is filed under the fuel carrying most of its capacity. See what Georgia actually generated →
Largest plants in Georgia
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VogtleBurke County | Nuclear | 4,658 MW | 1987 |
| 2 | BowenBartow County | Coal | 3,499 MW | 1971 |
| 3 | Jack McDonoughCobb County | Natural gas | 2,848 MW | 1971 |
| 4 | SchererMonroe County | Coal | 2,673 MW | 1982 |
| 5 | Edwin I HatchAppling County | Nuclear | 1,848 MW | 1975 |
| 6 | McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityEffingham County | Natural gas | 1,377 MW | 2005 |
| 7 | Wansley Combined CycleHeard County | Natural gas | 1,239 MW | 2002 |
| 8 | Thomas A Smith Energy FacilityMurray County | Natural gas | 1,192 MW | 2002 |
| 9 | Tenaska Georgia Generation FacilityHeard County | Natural gas | 1,099 MW | 2001 |
| 10 | DahlbergJackson County | Natural gas | 919 MW | 2000 |
Georgia's generating fleet in context
Georgia's generating fleet holds 43.1 gigawatts of nameplate capacity as of May 2026, ranking seventh among the 51 largest fleets in the country. Natural gas provides the backbone at 43.1% of the state's capacity across 29 plants, followed by nuclear at 15.1%, coal at 14.3%, and solar at 13.4%. Hydro accounts for 8.4%, while battery storage and other sources make up the remainder. The fleet spans 264 plants, though 263 were in service at the time of this survey.
The largest plants by capacity are Vogtle, a nuclear facility with 4,658 megawatts in Burke County, and Bowen, a coal plant with 3,499 megawatts in Bartow County. Jack McDonough, a natural gas plant in Cobb County, ranks third with 2,848 megawatts, followed by Scherer, another coal facility with 2,673 megawatts in Monroe County, and Edwin I Hatch, a nuclear plant with 1,848 megawatts in Appling County. The fleet's oldest generator, Burton Dam, came online in September 1927, while the newest addition, Nacoochee, entered service in October 2026, spanning nearly a century of power generation infrastructure.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Every plant in Georgia, by fuel
Natural gas29 plants · 18,563 MW
All US natural gas plants →Nuclear2 plants · 6,506 MW
All US nuclear plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogtle | Burke | 4,658 MW | 4 | 1987 |
| Edwin I Hatch | Appling | 1,848 MW | 2 | 1975 |
Coal2 plants · 6,172 MW
All US coal plants →Solar153 plants · 5,754 MW
All US solar plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadley Solar | Jefferson | 260 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Robins Air Force Base Solar | Bibb | 256 MW | 2 | 2021 |
| Cool Springs Solar (Hybrid) | Decatur | 253 MW | 2 | 2021 |
| SR Toombs, LLC | Montgomery | 250 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Hickory Park Solar Hybrid | Mitchell | 236 MW | 2 | 2022 |
| Twiggs Solar | Twiggs | 204 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Decatur Solar | Decatur | 200 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Camilla Solar Energy Project | Mitchell | 171 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| SR DeSoto I, LLC | Lee | 165 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Quitman II Solar | Brooks | 150 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Quitman Solar | Brooks | 150 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Washington County Solar | Washington | 150 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Taylor County Solar | Taylor | 148 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Timberland Solar | Oglethorpe | 140 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Dougherty County Solar, LLC | Dougherty | 120 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| SR Snipesville II | Jeff Davis | 107 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| SR Snipesville III | Jeff Davis | 107 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| SR Clay, LLC | Clay | 106 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Butler Solar Project 103 | Taylor | 104 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| SR Arlington II | Early | 103 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| White Pine Solar, LLC | Taylor | 101 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| SR Lumpkin | Stewart | 100 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Moody Air Force Base Solar | Lowndes | 99 MW | 2 | 2020 |
| Snipesville | Jeff Davis | 86 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Blackwater Solar | Ware | 80 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Bulldog Solar LLC | Warren | 80 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| CPV Stagecoach Solar | Macon | 80 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Decatur Parkway Solar Project, LLC | Decatur | 80 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Lancaster Solar GA | Randolph | 80 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Pineview Solar, LLC | Wilcox | 80 MW | 1 | 2026 |
| SR Ailey | Montgomery | 80 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| White Oak Solar, LLC | Burke | 77 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| SR Terrell | Terrell | 74 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Hobnail Solar | Burke | 70 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| SR Cedar Springs, LLC | Early | 70 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| SR Perry | Houston | 68 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| SR DeSoto II | Lee | 65 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| SR DeSoto III | Lee | 60 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| OE_GA3 | Mitchell | 58 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Hazlehurst II | Jeff Davis | 53 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Live Oak Solar, LLC | Candler | 51 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Bird Dog Solar | Burke | 40 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Hazlehurst III | Jeff Davis | 40 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Sonny Solar LLC | Elbert | 40 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Wolfskin Solar | Oglethorpe | 38 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Corps Logistics Base Solar | Dougherty | 31 MW | 1 | 2018 |
| Pawpaw Solar Plant | Taylor | 31 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Fort Gordon Solar Facility | Richmond | 30 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Fort Stewart Solar Facility | Liberty | 30 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Kings Bay Solar Facility | Camden | 30 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Simon Solar Farm LLC | Walton | 30 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Baxley | Appling | 25 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Butler Solar Farm 20 | Taylor | 22 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Decatur County Solar Project | Decatur | 20 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Richland Solar Center | Twiggs | 20 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| SR Arlington I | Early | 20 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| SR Hazlehurst | Jeff Davis | 20 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| SR Odom | Colquitt | 20 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Old Midville Solar | Jenkins | 20 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Rincon Solar I | Effingham | 18 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Solar Glynn | Glynn | 18 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Camilla Solar Plant | Mitchell | 16 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Fort Valley State University Solar | Peach | 11 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| McIntosh Solar | Effingham | 10 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Azalea Solar, LLC | Washington | 7.7 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Dalton 2 | Murray | 6.5 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Dublin Solar I | Laurens | 4.1 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Guyton Community Solar | Effingham | 3.6 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Solar BESS Hybrid | Cobb | 3.5 MW | 3 | 2020 |
| BE Solar LLC | Decatur | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Bulloch County GA S3 LLC | Bulloch | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Bulloch County GA S4 LLC | Bulloch | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin Milliken | Franklin | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Gordon Thompson | Gordon | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Gratis Road Solar Facility | Walton | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2018 |
| Greene Durham | Greene | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Lowndes Cowart | Lowndes | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Meriwether Jackson | Meriwether | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Murray Treadwell Farms | Murray | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Polk County GA S1, LLC | Polk | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Reidsville Renewables, Inc. | Tattnall | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Richmond County GA S2 LLC | Richmond | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Statesboro Solar LLC | Bulloch | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Tift Fletcher | Tift | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Turnipseed Solar, LLC | Douglas | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Upson County GA S1 LLC | Upson | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Ware Avra I | Ware | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Wilkinson DeFore (Safari Energy) | Wilkinson | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Bulloch Rushing | Bulloch | 2.9 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Power at Swainsboro | Emanuel | 2.9 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Putnam Erikson 2 | Putnam | 2.9 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Tift Boyd | Tift | 2.9 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Bulloch Neville Farms | Bulloch | 2.7 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Putnam Erickson | Putnam | 2.7 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Bartow Davidson | Bartow | 2.6 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Coody Cochran | Bleckley | 2.6 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Rockmart | Polk | 2.6 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Westberry Jesup | Wayne | 2.6 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Apalachicola | Richmond | 2.5 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Pleasant Valley Solar | Walton | 2.5 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Camp Solar Plant | Meriwether | 2.4 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Chattooga Gore | Chattooga | 2.4 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Gordon Pine Hall | Gordon | 2.4 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Polk Cedartown 2 | Polk | 2.4 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Waynesboro Community Solar | Burke | 2.4 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Bibb Williams | Bibb | 2.3 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Kimberly-Clark Solar | Troup | 2.3 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Lowndes Tycor Farms | Lowndes | 2.3 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Richmond Hayes Solar | Richmond | 2.3 MW | 1 | 2018 |
| Troup RC50 | Harris | 2.3 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Wilkinson DeFore (Westbound) | Wilkinson | 2.3 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| IKEA Savannah 490 | Chatham | 2.2 MW | 2 | 2012 |
| Polk Cedartown | Polk | 2.2 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Fountain Folkston | Charlton | 2.1 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Harris Shiloh | Harris | 2.1 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Cairo Solar Farm, LLC | Grady | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Cedar Creek Solar, LLC | Barrow | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Columbia Substation | Columbia | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Comer Solar | Madison | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2018 |
| Shawnee - GA | Burke | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Bryan Floyd | Bryan | 1.9 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| McCleskey Cotton | Terrell | 1.9 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Pierce Eunice | Pierce | 1.9 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Telfair Thompson | Telfair | 1.9 MW | 1 | 2018 |
| Tift Bowen | Tift | 1.9 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Ware Avra II | Ware | 1.9 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Brady Solar LLC | Sumter | 1.8 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakeland Solar Energy LLC | Lanier | 1.8 MW | 2 | 2013 |
| Arnold Cochran | Bleckley | 1.7 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Terrell Riles Stovall | Terrell | 1.7 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Seminole (GA) | Seminole | 1.6 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Georgia Power at Jakin GA PV | Early | 1.5 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Lowndes IDA | Lowndes | 1.5 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Muscogee Public Works | Muscogee | 1.5 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Troup RC50 II | Troup | 1.5 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Columbia Bryson | Columbia | 1.4 MW | 1 | 2018 |
| Denver Braswell PV | Colquitt | 1.4 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Freeman Avenue | Sumter | 1.4 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Oil Dri 2 Solar | Thomas | 1.4 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Curry Solar | Tattnall | 1.1 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Whitfield Cooper | Whitfield | 1.1 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Falcons Solar | Fulton | 1.0 MW | 3 | 2015 |
| Bainbridge Solar | Decatur | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Georgia Power at Wadley GA | Jefferson | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Greenville | Meriwether | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies | DeKalb | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Mount Vernon Solar | Walton | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Richland (GA) | Richland | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Tri-County Solar Facility | Putnam | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Valdosta (Terraform) | Lowndes | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Valdosta Prison | Lowndes | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Upson Rocky Creek Solar Plant | Upson | 0.8 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project | DeKalb | 0.6 MW | 1 | 2011 |
Hydro30 plants · 3,597 MW
All US hydro plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant | Floyd | 848 MW | 3 | 1995 |
| Richard B Russell | Elbert | 628 MW | 8 | 1985 |
| Carters | Murray | 500 MW | 4 | 1975 |
| Hartwell Lake | Hart | 420 MW | 5 | 1962 |
| Wallace Dam | Hancock | 321 MW | 6 | 1979 |
| Walter F George | Clay | 168 MW | 4 | 1963 |
| Buford | Forsyth | 131 MW | 3 | 2003 |
| Allatoona | Bartow | 87 MW | 3 | 1950 |
| West Point (GA) | Troup | 73 MW | 3 | 1975 |
| Tallulah Falls | Habersham | 72 MW | 6 | 2013 |
| Oliver Dam | Muscogee | 60 MW | 4 | 1959 |
| Sinclair Dam | Baldwin | 45 MW | 2 | 1953 |
| Tugalo | Habersham | 45 MW | 4 | 2023 |
| North Highlands | Muscogee | 30 MW | 4 | 1963 |
| Blue Ridge | Fannin | 24 MW | 2 | 1931 |
| Yonah | Stephens | 23 MW | 3 | 2025 |
| Stevens Creek | Columbia | 18 MW | 8 | 2014 |
| Lake Blackshear Project | Worth | 17 MW | 4 | 1930 |
| Morgan Falls | Fulton | 17 MW | 7 | 2003 |
| Terrora | Rabun | 16 MW | 2 | 2025 |
| Nottely | Union | 16 MW | 2 | 1956 |
| Lloyd Shoals | Jasper | 14 MW | 6 | 2011 |
| Burton Dam | Rabun | 6.0 MW | 2 | 1927 |
| Flint River | Dougherty | 5.4 MW | 3 | 2021 |
| Nacoochee | Rabun | 4.8 MW | 2 | 2026 |
| Tallassee Hydro Project | Clarke | 2.3 MW | 2 | 1986 |
| King Mill | Richmond | 2.2 MW | 2 | 1944 |
| Sibley Mill | Richmond | 2.1 MW | 3 | 1946 |
| High Shoals Hydro (GA) | Morgan | 1.4 MW | 1 | 1988 |
| Graniteville Enterprise Division | Richmond | 1.2 MW | 2 | 2021 |
Other47 plants · 2,399 MW
All US other plants →Battery storage1 plant · 65 MW
All US battery storage plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Branch Battery Facility | Talbot | 65 MW | 1 | 2024 |
Sorted by nameplate capacity within each fuel. “Online” is the year the plant’s earliest surviving unit entered service.
Frequently asked questions
›How many power plants are there in Georgia?
Georgia has 264 operable power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 43.1 GW, the 7th largest generating fleet of the 51 states and DC. 263 of them are currently in service.
›What is the largest power plant in Georgia?
Vogtle in Burke County, a nuclear plant with 4,658 MW of capacity across 4 generating units, first online in May 1987.
›What fuel do Georgia's power plants use?
Natural gas accounts for the largest share of Georgia's generating capacity — 18,563 MW, or 43.1% of the total, across 29 plants. Nuclear follows at 15.1%, Coal follows at 14.3%, Solar follows at 13.4%. Note this is capacity, not generation — what the fleet could produce, not what it did.
›What is the oldest power plant in Georgia?
Burton Dam is the oldest still operable, with its earliest unit entering service in September 1927. The most recent addition is Nacoochee, online since October 2026.