Nameplate capacity
318 MW
Rank in Georgia
#33
of 264 plants
In service since
1972
December 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Georgia Power Co
- County
- Burke County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.74%
- Rank among other plants in Georgia
- #2 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 6258
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | 53 MW | 41 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 5B | Petroleum Liquids | 53 MW | 56 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 5C | Petroleum Liquids | 53 MW | 49 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 5D | Petroleum Liquids | 53 MW | 41 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 5E | Petroleum Liquids | 53 MW | 54 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 5F | Petroleum Liquids | 53 MW | 54 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.6 MW | 2.5 MW | 1972 | 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
| Mid-Georgia Cogeneration Facility | Natural gas | 323 MW |
| Wallace Dam | Hydro | 321 MW |
| Wadley Solar | Solar | 260 MW |
| Robins Air Force Base Solar | Solar | 256 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 318 MW solar plant and a 318 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