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Edward L. Addison Generating Plant

Natural gas power plant · Upson County, Georgia

Nameplate capacity
701 MW
Rank in Georgia
#16
of 264 plants
In service since
2000
June 2000

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operator
Southern Power Co
County
Upson County
Generating units
4
Share of state capacity
1.63%
Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
#11 of 29
EIA plant code
55267

Generating units

Individual generating units at Edward L. Addison Generating Plant
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
712Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine175 MW149 MW2000Operating
713Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine175 MW149 MW2000Operating
714Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine175 MW149 MW2000Operating
715Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine175 MW146 MW2000Operating

Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.

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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 701 MW solar plant and a 701 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