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Nacoochee

Hydro power plant · Rabun County, Georgia

Nameplate capacity
4.8 MW
Rank in Georgia
#155
of 264 plants
In service since
2026
October 2026

Details

Primary fuel
Hydro
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Operator
Georgia Power Co
County
Rabun County
Generating units
2
Share of state capacity
0.01%
Rank among hydro plants in Georgia
#25 of 30
EIA plant code
718

Generating units

Individual generating units at Nacoochee
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
1Conventional Hydroelectric2.4 MW3.0 MW2026Operating
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.4 MW3.0 MW2026Operating

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 4.8 MW solar plant and a 4.8 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