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Coal power plants in Georgia

Georgia has 2 operating coal power plants with 6.2 GW of capacity.

  • Operating2
AtlantaSavannahAugustaMaconColumbus

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Georgia

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Bowen19753,499 MW
2Scherer19872,673 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Georgia

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Scherer19872,673 MW
2Bowen19753,499 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Georgia

How many coal power plants are in Georgia?
Georgia has 2 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 6.2 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Georgia?
Bowen in Bartow County, Georgia is the largest, at 3,499 MW. It came online in 1975.
How many coal power plants were built in Georgia in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Georgia in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Georgia?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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