Power plants planned and retiring in Georgia
Georgia plans 6,565 MW, 16% of its 40,706 MW in service (22nd of 51). 737 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 3,818 MW.
Georgia: planned against running
Georgia planned, by fuel
- Solar 3,818 MW (58%)
- Storage 534 MW (8%)
- Natural gas 2,213 MW (34%)
Georgia operating, by fuel
- Solar 5,484 MW (13%)
- Storage 2,761 MW (7%)
- Natural gas 16,367 MW (40%)
- Coal 5,780 MW (14%)
- Nuclear 6,289 MW (15%)
- Hydro 1,985 MW (5%)
- Oil 1,180 MW (3%)
- Other 859 MW (2%)
When Georgia capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Georgia, 2026 to 2030: 5 rows
| Year | Georgia planned MW | Georgia retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 312 | No data |
| 2027 | 2239 | No data |
| 2028 | 150 | No data |
| 2029 | 3602 | No data |
| 2030 | 261 | No data |
5 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVGeorgia projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Georgia projects are
Georgia: 18 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Georgia planned projects
Filter the 23 planned project lines in Georgia.
6,565 MW across 23 project lines, 16% of the 40,706 MW operating in Georgia.
- Pepper Hammock Solar and Storage, Wayne: 2,100 MW solar, online 2029
- Yates, Coweta: 837 MW natural gas, online 2027
- Smarr Combined Cycle Energy Facility, Monroe: 711 MW natural gas, online 2029
- Yates, Coweta: 418 MW natural gas, online 2027
- Pepper Hammock Solar and Storage, Wayne: 400 MW storage, online 2029
What the Georgia numbers say
Georgia runs 40,706 MW today. The planned list would add 6,565 MW (16%) while 0 MW (0%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Georgia has 6,565 MW due online and 0 MW due to retire there.
Georgia planned mix: 66% solar, storage and wind, 34% natural gas. Georgia stages: 737 MW under construction or in testing, 372 MW permits received, not started, 2,930 MW permits pending, 2,526 MW early planning, no approvals started. Georgia retired 3,003 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 6,656 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Georgia capacity by fuel and status
| Georgia fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Georgia, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5,484 | 3,818 | – | – | 1,297 |
| Storage | 2,761 | 534 | – | 1 | 226 |
| Natural gas | 16,367 | 2,213 | – | 98 | 4,281 |
| Coal | 5,780 | – | – | 2,604 | 850 |
| Nuclear | 6,289 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 1,985 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil | 1,180 | – | – | 79 | – |
| Other | 859 | – | – | 222 | 2 |
| All fuels | 40,706 | 6,565 | – | 3,003 | 6,656 |
Georgia counties with the most planned capacity
| Georgia county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | 2,500 | 3 | Solar |
| Coweta County | 1,255 | 3 | Natural gas |
| Monroe County | 711 | 2 | Natural gas |
| Bacon County | 300 | 3 | Solar |
| Mitchell County | 261 | 1 | Solar |
| McDuffie County | 250 | 1 | Solar |
| Talbot County | 241 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Emanuel County | 150 | 1 | Solar |
| Laurens County | 150 | 1 | Solar |
| Liberty County | 150 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Georgia
| Georgia plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hammock Solar and Storage | Wayne | Solar | Permits pending | 2029 | 2,100 |
| Yates | Coweta | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 837 |
| Smarr Combined Cycle Energy Facility | Monroe | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2029 | 711 |
| Yates | Coweta | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 418 |
| Pepper Hammock Solar and Storage | Wayne | Storage | Permits pending | 2029 | 400 |
| Peach Wood Solar | Mitchell | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 261 |
| Rock House Solar | McDuffie | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 250 |
| Talbot County Energy | Talbot | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2029 | 241 |
| Conez Solar, LLC | Emanuel | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 150 |
| Crossroads Solar - GA | Liberty | Solar | Permits pending | 2029 | 150 |
Georgia against its neighbors
Georgia: planned MW equal 16% of operating. Bordering states: Alabama plans 6% of what it runs (10 points below Georgia); Florida plans 3% of what it runs (13 points below Georgia); North Carolina plans 6% of what it runs (10 points below Georgia); South Carolina plans 9% of what it runs (7 points below Georgia); Tennessee plans 16% of what it runs (0 points below Georgia).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Georgia: 575 operating generators, 23 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Georgia: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
6,565 MW, 16% of the 40,706 MW Georgia runs. 737 MW is being built or tested in Georgia.
Georgia: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Georgia with 3,818 of 6,565 planned MW.
Georgia: which power plants are retiring?
0 MW of Georgia units have a retirement date.
Will Georgia get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Georgia has 6,656 MW canceled or postponed, and 3,003 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.