Shepherd Center
Other power plant · Fulton County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Georgia
#151
of 264 plants
In service since
1981
May 1981
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Shepherd Center
- County
- Fulton County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Georgia
- #28 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 54813
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.8 MW | 3.8 MW | 2025 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 1992 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 1992 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2024 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1981 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1989 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Superior Landfill Gas Recovery | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Burton Dam | Hydro | 6.0 MW |
| South Georgia Medical Center Inc | Other | 5.5 MW |
| Flint River | Hydro | 5.4 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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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