💧 Hydroelectric Power Plants in Georgia
Georgia operates 31 hydroelectric power plants totaling 3,597 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 2.6M MWh.
Hydroelectric plants spin turbines using falling or flowing water — typically from a dam-impounded reservoir. They are dispatchable, long-lived, and emission-free at the point of generation, though large reservoirs can disrupt rivers and ecosystems and methane can be released from flooded vegetation.
Plants31operating
Capacity3,596 MWnameplate
Generation2.6M MWhannual
All Georgia hydroelectric plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant | Rome | Floyd County | 848 MW | Oglethorpe Power Corporation |
| Richard B Russell | Elberton | Elbert County | 628 MW | Usce-Savannah District |
| Carters | Chatsworth | Murray County | 500 MW | Usce-Mobile District |
| Hartwell Lake | Hartwell | Hart County | 420 MW | Usce-Savannah District |
| Wallace Dam | Eatonton | Hancock County | 321 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Walter F George | Ft. Gaines | Clay County | 168 MW | Usce-Mobile District |
| Buford | Buford | Forsyth County | 131 MW | Usce-Mobile District |
| Allatoona | Cartersville | Bartow County | 87 MW | Usce-Mobile District |
| West Point (Ga) | West Point | Troup County | 73 MW | Usce-Mobile District |
| Tallulah Falls | Tallulah Falls | Habersham County | 72 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Oliver Dam | Columbus | Muscogee County | 60 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Sinclair Dam | Milledgeville | Baldwin County | 45 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Tugalo | Tallulah Falls | Habersham County | 45 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| North Highlands | Columbus | Muscogee County | 30 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Blue Ridge | Blue Ridge | Fannin County | 24 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Yonah | Toccoa | Stephens County | 23 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Stevens Creek | Martinez | Columbia County | 18 MW | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc |
| Lake Blackshear Project | Warwick | Worth County | 17 MW | Crisp County Power Comm |
| Morgan Falls | Dunwoody | Fulton County | 17 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Terrora | Tallulah Falls | Rabun County | 16 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Nottely | Blairsville | Union County | 16 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Lloyd Shoals | Jackson | Jasper County | 14 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Burton Dam | Clayton | Rabun County | 6 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Flint River | Albany | Dougherty County | 5 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Nacoochee | Lakemont | Rabun County | 5 MW | Georgia Power Co |
| Tallassee Hydro Project | Clarke | Clarke County | 2 MW | Tallassee Shoals Llc |
| King Mill | Augusta | Richmond County | 2 MW | Augusta Canal Authority |
| Sibley Mill | Augusta | Richmond County | 2 MW | Augusta Canal Authority |
| High Shoals Hydro (Ga) | High Shoals | Morgan County | 1 MW | High Shoals Hydro |
| Graniteville Enterprise Division | Augusta | Richmond County | 1 MW | Augusta Canal Authority |
| Barnett Shoals | Watkinsville | Oconee County | — | Georgia Power Co |