Georgia Power continues hydro fleet modernization effort to serve a growing Georgia
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is advancing its hydroelectric fleet modernization initiative ahead of National Hydropower Day on August 24, 2025. The company operates 15 hydro generation facilities with an ownership interest in a 16th, totaling 66 hydroelectric generating units with over 1,100 MW of capacity.
With approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission in the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan, Georgia Power is upgrading facilities at Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry, and North Highlands. Recent progress includes completing modernization of all four units at Plant Tugalo and Bartlett's Ferry Unit 1, which returned to service in July 2025. The modernization efforts aim to extend the facilities' operational life by 40 years, improving efficiency while maintaining clean energy generation.
Georgia Power, controllata di Southern Company (NYSE: SO), sta accelerando l'ammodernamento del proprio parco idroelettrico in vista della Giornata Nazionale dell'Idroelettrico del 24 agosto 2025. L'azienda gestisce 15 impianti idroelettrici e detiene una partecipazione in un sedicesimo, per un totale di 66 gruppi di generazione che producono oltre 1.100 MW di potenza.
Con l'approvazione del Piano Integrato delle Risorse 2025 da parte della Georgia Public Service Commission, Georgia Power sta rinnovando gli impianti di Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry e North Highlands. Tra i progressi recenti, sono stati completati gli interventi di ammodernamento su tutte e quattro le unità della centrale di Tugalo e sull'Unità 1 di Bartlett's Ferry, rientrata in servizio nel luglio 2025. Gli interventi puntano a prolungare la vita operativa degli impianti di 40 anni, aumentando l'efficienza e mantenendo la produzione di energia pulita.
Georgia Power, filial de Southern Company (NYSE: SO), está adelantando la modernización de su parque hidroeléctrico de cara al Día Nacional de la Hidroenergía, el 24 de agosto de 2025. La compañía opera 15 instalaciones hidroeléctricas y tiene participación en una decimosexta, sumando 66 unidades de generación con más de 1.100 MW de capacidad.
Con la aprobación del Plan Integrado de Recursos 2025 por parte de la Georgia Public Service Commission, Georgia Power está actualizando las instalaciones de Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry y North Highlands. Los avances recientes incluyen la finalización de la modernización de las cuatro unidades de la planta Tugalo y de la Unidad 1 de Bartlett's Ferry, que volvió a entrar en servicio en julio de 2025. Las modernizaciones buscan extender la vida útil de las instalaciones 40 años, mejorar la eficiencia y mantener la generación de energía limpia.
Georgia Power는 Southern Company (NYSE: SO)의 자회사로, 2025년 8월 24일 전국 수력발전의 날을 앞두고 수력발전 설비 현대화 작업을 앞당기고 있습니다. 회사는 15개의 수력 발전 시설을 운영하고 16번째 시설에 지분을 보유해 총 66개의 발전 유닛과 1,100MW 이상의 용량을 보유하고 있습니다.
조지아 공공서비스위원회(Georgia Public Service Commission)가 2025 통합 자원 계획을 승인함에 따라 Georgia Power는 Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry, North Highlands 시설을 업그레이드하고 있습니다. 최근 성과로는 Tugalo 발전소의 네 유닛과 Bartlett's Ferry 1호기의 현대화가 완료되어 2025년 7월에 운전이 재개되었습니다. 이번 현대화는 설비의 운용 수명을 40년 연장하고 효율을 향상시키며 청정 에너지 생산을 유지하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
Georgia Power, filiale de la Southern Company (NYSE: SO), accélère la modernisation de son parc hydroélectrique à l'approche de la Journée nationale de l'hydroélectricité le 24 août 2025. La société exploite 15 installations hydroélectriques et détient une participation dans une 16e, pour un total de 66 unités de production et plus de 1 100 MW de capacité.
Avec l'approbation du Plan intégré des ressources 2025 par la Georgia Public Service Commission, Georgia Power procède à la mise à niveau des sites de Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry et North Highlands. Les progrès récents incluent l'achèvement de la modernisation des quatre unités de la centrale de Tugalo et de l'unité 1 de Bartlett's Ferry, remise en service en juillet 2025. Ces travaux visent à prolonger la durée de vie des installations de 40 ans, à améliorer leur efficacité tout en maintenant une production d'énergie propre.
Georgia Power, eine Tochtergesellschaft der Southern Company (NYSE: SO), treibt die Modernisierung ihres Wasserkraftportfolios voran, bevor am 24. August 2025 der Nationale Tag der Wasserkraft stattfindet. Das Unternehmen betreibt 15 Wasserkraftanlagen und hält Anteile an einer 16. Anlage, insgesamt 66 Erzeugungseinheiten mit mehr als 1.100 MW Kapazität.
Mit der Genehmigung des 2025 Integrated Resource Plan durch die Georgia Public Service Commission modernisiert Georgia Power die Anlagen in Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry und North Highlands. Zu den jüngsten Fortschritten zählt die Fertigstellung der Modernisierung aller vier Einheiten des Kraftwerks Tugalo sowie von Bartlett's Ferry Einheit 1, die im Juli 2025 wieder in Betrieb ging. Ziel der Maßnahmen ist es, die Nutzungsdauer der Anlagen um 40 Jahre zu verlängern, die Effizienz zu steigern und die Erzeugung sauberer Energie beizubehalten.
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- Multiple facilities require significant modernization due to aging equipment
- Substantial capital investment needed for equipment replacements and refurbishments
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Georgia Power's hydro modernization extends 1,100+ MW of carbon-free capacity by 40 years, representing strategic long-term infrastructure investment.
Georgia Power's strategic modernization of its hydroelectric fleet represents a significant infrastructure renewal initiative that will extend the operational life of these carbon-free generating assets by approximately 40 years. The company operates 66 hydroelectric generating units across 15 facilities with over 1,100 MW of total hydroelectric capacity - some of which have been serving Georgia for over a century.
The Georgia Public Service Commission recently approved additional modernization investments at four key facilities (Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry, and North Highlands) as part of the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan. This continues previously approved work, with Plant Tugalo's four units already completed and Bartlett's Ferry Unit 1 returning to service in July 2025. The comprehensive modernization includes critical replacements of turbines, generators, and balance of plant equipment such as lubricating oil systems, service water systems, switchgear, and control systems.
This investment carries threefold strategic value: (1) it maintains regulatory compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensing requirements; (2) it preserves dispatchable carbon-free generation capacity as Georgia's energy demands grow; and (3) it improves operational efficiency across aging infrastructure. The hydro fleet provides additional value beyond electricity generation through recreational resources at numerous lakes open to the public.
For Southern Company investors, this modernization effort demonstrates prudent capital allocation toward maintaining existing clean energy assets - balancing the portfolio alongside the company's nuclear, fossil fuel, and other renewable resources while serving its 2.8 million customers in Georgia with regulatory support.
National Hydropower Day on August 24 highlights importance of this reliable, renewable energy source
Georgia Power continues to make investments in its hydro fleet with the review and approval of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). Most recently, the company received approval in the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to further modernize its hydro fleet with additional investments and upgrades at the Tallulah, Yonah, Bartlett's Ferry and North Highlands hydro facilities. Read more here.
The company's investments in its hydro facilities address essential equipment that has reached or is nearing the end of its useful life and requires modernization investments to continue their generating capability and maintain compliance with their FERC licenses. Hydro modernization projects include critical replacements and/or refurbishments needed for turbines, generators, and balance of plant equipment. These investments are designed to allow these resources to operate for at least another 40 years while improving the efficiency and integrity of the hydro fleet and preserving valuable, dispatchable carbon-free resources for the long-term benefit of customers.
"For more than a century, Georgians have enjoyed reliable electricity from our hydro plants located on lakes and rivers across the state." said Rick
Georgia Power recently filed an update on hydro modernization progress with the Georgia PSC, which included the completion of scope of work for all four units at Plant Tugalo. Tugalo Units 1-4 are part of the
The filing also noted progress in work at Plants Bartlett's Ferry, Nacoochee, Oliver, Burton and Sinclair. Notably, work on Bartlett's Ferry Unit 1 has been completed and the unit returned to service in July of this year. Plant Bartlett's Ferry Units 1-4 are part of the
To learn more about Georgia Power's hydro facilities, and the role they play as part of the company's diverse energy mix, click here.
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