Richard B Russell
Hydro power plant · Elbert County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
628 MW
Rank in Georgia
#18
of 264 plants
In service since
1985
January 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
- Operator
- USCE-Savannah District
- County
- Elbert County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 1.46%
- Rank among hydro plants in Georgia
- #2 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 6132
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 82 MW | 82 MW | 2002 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 6 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 82 MW | 82 MW | 2002 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 7 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 82 MW | 82 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 8 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 82 MW | 82 MW | 2002 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 75 MW | 84 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 75 MW | 84 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 75 MW | 84 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 75 MW | 84 MW | 1986 | 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
| Edward L. Addison Generating Plant | Natural gas | 701 MW |
| AL Sandersville LLC | Natural gas | 692 MW |
| Bobby C Smith Jr Energy Facility | Natural gas | 597 MW |
| Wansley Unit 9 | Natural gas | 594 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 628 MW solar plant and a 628 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