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The project at plant mitchell marks the first time that stored ash from existing ash ponds at sites in georgia will be excavated for beneficial reuse as part of an ash pond closure project. The vogtle electric generating plant located near waynesboro in eastern georgia near the south carolina border is jointly owned by georgia power457 oglethorpe power corporation 30 municipal electric authority of georgia 227 and dalton utilities 16. Coal the most abundant fuel source in the united states accounts for most of georgia powers generating.
Natural gas generation uses one of americas most abundant resources to produce safe reliable and clean. Georgia power is the largest subsidiary of southern company one of the nations largest generators of electricity. Closed 2011 2012 closed 2011 2012 a two dual use units 1 and 2 also known as sg01 and.
Power plant capacity mw units year completed gardabani 840 1 x 130 mw 5 x 142 mw 1991 mtkvari 600 2 x 300 mw 1994 gardabani ccpp 230 1 x 230 mw 2015 gardabani 2 ccpp 230 1 x 230 mw 2020 gardabani ocgt 110 2 x 55 mw 2006. Georgia power is working to permanently close all of its 29 ash ponds located around 11 coal fired generation facilities across the state. Georgia power today announced a new beneficial reuse project for coal ash stored at plant mitchell a retired coal fired power station near albany georgia.
Hydroelectric power was. The company is an investor owned tax paying utility serving 23 million customers in 155 of 159 counties in georgia. Georgia power owns and operates a total of 46 generating plants which include hydroelectric dams fossil fueled generating plants and nuclear power plants which provide electricity to more than 24 million customers in all but four of georgias counties.
Georgia power today announced a new beneficial reuse project for coal ash stored at plant mitchell a retired coal fired power station near albany georgia. Georgia power hydro incorporates 72 hydroelectric generating units to produce a generation capacity.