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Released October 30, 2023 | sugar land
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Southern Company's (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia) largest electric subsidiary, Georgia Power (Atlanta), has made significant updates to its 2023 integrated resource plan (IRP), calling for more solar power and battery energy storage, construction of new gas-fired units and plans for a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an outside gas-fired plant.
Based on the company's energy expansion plan in the updated IRP, Georgia Power now anticipates adding approximately 10,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by 2035, a significant update on the 6,000 MW anticipated in the 2022 IRP. The company also plans for more buildout of battery energy storage systems (BESS), particularly those co-located with solar power.
Georgia Power's only active renewable energy projects are for the modernization and maintenance of its hydropower plants. Earlier this year, for example, using general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie (Birmingham, Alabama), the company began replacing four turbines at its Tugalo hydropower plant near Tallulah Falls. The project will both improve efficiency and extend the plant's service life. Work is anticipated to be completed in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details.
The company is in the process of issuing requests for proposals (RFPs) to procure new renewable generation. With nearly $3.8 billion in renewable power projects planned to kick off in Georgia at a future date, the company should have takers for its RFPs as developers continue pursing projects in the state. In 2024, Georgia Power plans to issue a 500-MW RFP for energy storage, with resources anticipated to be online by the end of 2028, as well as an "all-source" RFP to address capacity needs for the 2029 through 2031 period.
Georgia Power recently completed its own standalone BESS facility in Woodland, about 75 miles south of Atlanta. The 65-MW BESS facility will be able to provide energy in times of high demand. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
In last year's IRP, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) provisionally authorized Georgia Power to develop, own and operate the 265-MW McGrau Ford BESS facility in Canton, just outside northern Greater Atlanta. Georgia Power plans to obtain final approval for the project from the PSC by the end of next year, with plans to begin work in 2025 and for the facility to go online in late 2026. Subscribers can click here for more details on the project.
The updated IRP also calls for certification of PPAs with sister company Mississippi Power and LS Energy's (Charlotte, North Carolina) Santa Rosa Generating Center. The 280-MW gas-fired, combined-cycle Santa Rosa facility was commissioned in 2003 in Pace, Florida, near Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Plant Database can click here to view the plant profile.
One of the biggest planned projects named in the updated IRP is the addition of new simple-cycle turbines at Georgia Power's Yates power plant in Newnan. The number and capacity of turbines was not specified, but Industrial Info is in the process of obtaining more information on the project and will follow up with details in the near future. Subscribers can click here to view the plant profile.
Like many energy companies, Southern Company has set the goal of obtaining net-zero emissions by 2050, and Georgia Power is a significant player in its parent company's strategy, particularly with construction of two new units at the Vogtle nuclear generating station in Waynesboro. Upon completion, the new units will provide more than 2,000 MW of emissions-free generation. After years of missed deadlines and cost overruns, the project is finally approaching completion. Unit 3 was completed in July, and Unit 4 is expected to follow later this year or early next year. Industrial Info has been following the project for more than 22 years. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the Vogtle project.
In keeping with its parent company's goal of lower emissions, Georgia Power also is closing coal-fired units and is in the process of preparing for the dismantlement of the 891-MW Unit 4 at the Robert W. Scherer Power Station in Juliette. The unit was shut down last year, and final dismantlement could be completed in 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Based on the company's energy expansion plan in the updated IRP, Georgia Power now anticipates adding approximately 10,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by 2035, a significant update on the 6,000 MW anticipated in the 2022 IRP. The company also plans for more buildout of battery energy storage systems (BESS), particularly those co-located with solar power.
Georgia Power's only active renewable energy projects are for the modernization and maintenance of its hydropower plants. Earlier this year, for example, using general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie (Birmingham, Alabama), the company began replacing four turbines at its Tugalo hydropower plant near Tallulah Falls. The project will both improve efficiency and extend the plant's service life. Work is anticipated to be completed in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details.
The company is in the process of issuing requests for proposals (RFPs) to procure new renewable generation. With nearly $3.8 billion in renewable power projects planned to kick off in Georgia at a future date, the company should have takers for its RFPs as developers continue pursing projects in the state. In 2024, Georgia Power plans to issue a 500-MW RFP for energy storage, with resources anticipated to be online by the end of 2028, as well as an "all-source" RFP to address capacity needs for the 2029 through 2031 period.
Georgia Power recently completed its own standalone BESS facility in Woodland, about 75 miles south of Atlanta. The 65-MW BESS facility will be able to provide energy in times of high demand. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
In last year's IRP, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) provisionally authorized Georgia Power to develop, own and operate the 265-MW McGrau Ford BESS facility in Canton, just outside northern Greater Atlanta. Georgia Power plans to obtain final approval for the project from the PSC by the end of next year, with plans to begin work in 2025 and for the facility to go online in late 2026. Subscribers can click here for more details on the project.
The updated IRP also calls for certification of PPAs with sister company Mississippi Power and LS Energy's (Charlotte, North Carolina) Santa Rosa Generating Center. The 280-MW gas-fired, combined-cycle Santa Rosa facility was commissioned in 2003 in Pace, Florida, near Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Plant Database can click here to view the plant profile.
One of the biggest planned projects named in the updated IRP is the addition of new simple-cycle turbines at Georgia Power's Yates power plant in Newnan. The number and capacity of turbines was not specified, but Industrial Info is in the process of obtaining more information on the project and will follow up with details in the near future. Subscribers can click here to view the plant profile.
Like many energy companies, Southern Company has set the goal of obtaining net-zero emissions by 2050, and Georgia Power is a significant player in its parent company's strategy, particularly with construction of two new units at the Vogtle nuclear generating station in Waynesboro. Upon completion, the new units will provide more than 2,000 MW of emissions-free generation. After years of missed deadlines and cost overruns, the project is finally approaching completion. Unit 3 was completed in July, and Unit 4 is expected to follow later this year or early next year. Industrial Info has been following the project for more than 22 years. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the Vogtle project.
In keeping with its parent company's goal of lower emissions, Georgia Power also is closing coal-fired units and is in the process of preparing for the dismantlement of the 891-MW Unit 4 at the Robert W. Scherer Power Station in Juliette. The unit was shut down last year, and final dismantlement could be completed in 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Project Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
