Georgia power plant yates. Georgia power owns two nuclear facilities hatch and vogtle which provide about 20 percent of the electricity used in georgia. Plant yates was built after world war ii and originally had seven coal fired steam generating units units 1 7. Georgia power hydro incorporates 72 hydroelectric generating units to produce a generation capacity of 844720 kilowatts kw.
It was named in honor of william phin hammond a georgia power employee who. It was retired in 2015 following approval by the georgia public service commission through the companys 2013 integrated resource plan. Plant hammond which began generating power in 1954 sprawls across 1100 acres on the north side of the coosa river.
Georgia power hydro facilities also provide more than 45985 acres 18609 ha of water bodies and more than 1057 mi 1701 km of shoreline for habitat and recreational use. Southern nuclear also operates alabama powers farley nuclear plant. The georgia environmental protection division epd approved the updated coal ash dewatering plan from georgia power company on july 01 2019 for the discharge of treated wastewater from its coal combustion residuals ponds at georgia power plant yates located in coweta county.
Southern company evaluated design options for making plant yates units 6 and 7 located in newnan georgia more environmentally friendly and less costly to operate. If approved the retrofit would have begun in 2011 and the biomass plant would have started operating in mid 2012. Ga0001473 ash pond dewatering plan revised september 2018.
Plant yates was once a coal fired power generating facility but was converted to natural gas combustion turbines in 2014. Potential savings to customers were also considered. Units 1 through 5 were retired in 2015 following approval by the georgia public service.
See a copy of the updated plan. Ga power plant wansley power plant carrollton ga 75 miles wansley roopville ga 85 miles hawk road facility franklin ga 91 miles tenaska georgia generation facility franklin ga 94 miles tenaska georgia partners lp power plant franklin ga 100 miles. Georgia power plant yates npdes permit no.
Georgia power asked the states public service commission for approval to convert the coal fired plant mitchell to run on wood fuel. Background plant yates located on the chattahoochee river in coweta county began commercial operation of units 1 2 in 1950 and by 1958 had five units in operation.