Generating Plants

Georgia Power owns a network of 14 generating plants and 20 hydroelectric dams spread across the state, providing low-cost, reliable electricity to 2 million customers.

Since 1990, the company has invested more than $1 billion in environmental controls to reduce emissions from its generation sites. Over the next decade Georgia Power expects to invest more than $2 billion in emissions control technologies.

Georgia Power is an active participant in the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Coal Technology program, having pioneered new computer software that automatically reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, improves the performance of fossil fuel-fired plants and reduces the amount of coal its plants burn.

Fossil
Coal, the most abundant fuel source in the United States, accounts for most of Georgia Power's generating capacity. Georgia Power also has oil and gas generation.

total coal and gas generation use
how fossil plants work

Hydro
Hydroelectric power was once the principal source of power in the U.S. Electricity industry. These facilities played a significant role in spurring Georgia's industrial development and continue to produce power today.

total hydro generation use
lakes and recreation
how hydro plants work

Nuclear
Nuclear power has proved to be a safe and carbon-dioxide-free source of energy. Georgia Power generates energy from two nuclear plants in Georgia - Plant Hatch and Plant Vogtle.

total nuclear generation use
Southern Nuclear
how nuclear plants work