Georgia Power has requested certification from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) of new resources totaling approximately 9,900 megawatts (MW) to meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia. Some will be located in the CSRA.
The majority of resources – approximately 8,000 MW – submitted to the Georgia PSC were chosen from bids submitted in an “all-source” request for proposals (RFP). The request includes power purchase agreements (PPAs) from existing resources, as well as new company-owned natural gas generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and BESS plus solar identified through the competitive RFP process.
New BESS facilities submitted to the Georgia PSC include McDuffie and Jefferson Counties in the CSRA. Construction is currently underway on 765 MW of new BESS strategically located across Georgia. In recent filings, the company is seeking approval of 10 new BESS facilities strategically placed on eight sites throughout the state with a total capacity of 3,022.5 MW. Site selection for the BESS was based on deployment capabilities, including the opportunity to locate additional resources at existing company plant sites, other company-owned land, and sites near existing substations.
In addition, with consideration of Georgia Power’s load forecast, the company filed a separate request to certify supplemental resources necessary to reliably and economically meet near-term projected energy needs not filled by the All-Source RFP. In this filing, the company is seeking approval of an additional 1,886 MW to be sourced from PPAs from existing resources, as well as PPAs for new BESS construction, and company-owned BESS paired with solar.
“Every day, around the clock, during periods of extreme heat, extreme cold, and everything in between, our teams are working to keep reliable energy flowing for millions of Georgians,” said Rick Anderson, senior vice president and senior production officer for Georgia Power. “That includes the culmination of years of proactively planning for filings like this that our generation plant teams and many others work diligently on in selecting the right future resources. This helps ensure that customers have the energy they need well into the future. The diverse mix of resources we have proposed to the Georgia PSC will help us meet the needs of a growing Georgia with reliable and resilient energy while delivering long-term value for all of our customers.”
