Georgia power energy mix. Georgia doesnt impose any. As compared to 2007 when the system generated about 70 percent of its electricity from coal and 15 percent from natural gas. State regulators on tuesday approved georgia powers long term resource plan authorizing the utility to own and operate 80 mw of battery energy storage while increasing its renewables portfolio by.
Our diverse portfolio includes traditional energy resources and renewable energy generated from natural resources that replenish naturally over time such as sunlight wind and rivers. 13 2020 prnewswire georgia power continues to encourage customers to minimize the impact of increased energy use and maximize savings on electric bills by making use of the. 32 33 34 two new reactors are under construction at the existing vogtle nuclear plant in waynesboro georgia.
But solar power is growing quickly in the state. Committed to delivering clean safe reliable and affordable energy at rates below the national average georgia power maintains a diverse innovative generation mix that includes nuclear coal and. Today the southern company system generates approximately 22 percent of its electric power from coal and 50 percent from natural gas 16 percent from nuclear and 12 percent from renewables.
Georgia powers renewable development team is striving to ensure that georgia power is at the forefront of one of the most exciting parts of the utility industry. However electricity production from coal has decreased more than 50 over the past 10 years. About a tenth of georgias power generation came from renewable sources last year mostly biomass and hydroelectricity.
Georgia renewable energy coal has historically fueled about two thirds of all electricity production in georgia. The atlanta based electric utility generated about 626 billion kilowatt hours of energy in. Georgia is one of the top 10 nuclear power generators among the states.
Natural gas accounted for 41 of georgias net electricity generation in 2018 the states four operating nuclear reactors accounted for 26 coal accounted for 25 and renewable energy including hydroelectric power contributed 8. This allows us to provide reliable safe and affordable energy to our customers.