Nameplate capacity
500 MW
Rank in Georgia
#24
of 264 plants
In service since
1975
July 1975
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- USCE-Mobile District
- County
- Murray County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.16%
- Rank among hydro plants in Georgia
- #3 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 6130
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 125 MW | 120 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 125 MW | 120 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 3 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 125 MW | 160 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| 4 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 125 MW | 160 MW | 1977 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Georgia
| McManus | Other | 560 MW |
| Chattahoochee Energy Facility | Natural gas | 540 MW |
| Hawk Road Facility | Natural gas | 495 MW |
| Walton County Energy Facility | Natural gas | 494 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 500 MW solar plant and a 500 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Georgia power plants · What Georgia actually generates