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Facts & Figures

Each year we publish a variety of reports concerning both our financial performance and our performance in other facets of our business. We publish our SEC filing, annual report and information statement on our website for the public. View and download reports and information here.

By the Numbers

Kilowatt-Hour Sales

The company's total sales, including off-system sales, were 88.4 billion kilowatt-hours during 2022. Georgia Power's 2022 territorial sales were 86 billion kilowatt-hours.


Price of Service

The average price residential customers paid during 2022 was 15.20 cents per kilowatt-hour, and the average annual use per residential customer was 12,289 kilowatt hours


Employees & Wages

At the end of 2022, Georgia Power had 6,649 employees. In addition, 6,207 retirees were receiving benefits from the company's pension trust fund. A combined 9,447 retirees, survivors and vested former employees were receiving benefits.

Customers

2,712,780 Georgia Power customers as of Dec. 31, 2022.

Customers by Region*

(Reflects 2022 region organization)

map and service territory

Service Territory
Georgia Power provides electric service to customers in 155 of the state's 159 counties. 
*Excludes wholesale customers

Over the Year

Invested $42 million in charitable causes

$648k

In employee giving

$1.5M

Value of 52k+ hours volunteered by our employees and retirees

$39M+

Georgia Power and the Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. contributuions to emPOWERING the Future

Taxes

Georgia Power's 2022 tax payments to city, county, state and federal agencies totaled $892 million, or about 8 percent of operating revenues. This represents approximately $329 per customer. Georgia Power is one of Georgia's largest taxpayers.

Investments

The total gross investment in facilities at the end of 2022 was $50.9 billion. 

Charitable Causes

Georgia Power invested $42 million towards charitable causes.

Contributions from Georgia Power and Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. $39+M
Value of employee and retiree volunteer hours $1.5M
Employee giving $648,005
Organizations supported 1,000+

Where Revenues Come From

Residential 38.2%
Commercial 35.2%
Industrial 19.1%
Wholesale 2%
Other 5.5%

Transmission & Distribution

Overhead and underground distribution lines added 803 miles
Total distribution lines 78,583 miles
Total transmission lines (Georgia Power owned) 11,855 miles

Social Media

social media breakdown

Georgia Power Plants as of December 31, 2021

A–K

Name kW Capacity Fuel Source
Bartletts Ferry 173,000 Hydro
Bowen 3,160,000 Coal
Burton 6,120 Hydro
Comer 2,160 Solar
Dalton 6,508 Solar
Flint River 5,400 Hydro
Falcons Solar 1,019 Solar
Fort Benning 30,005 Solar
Fort Gordon 30,000 Solar
Fort Stewart 30,000 Solar
Fort Valley Solar 10,800 Solar
Guyton 3,600 Solar
Goat Rock 40,500 Hydro
Hatch 899,612 Nuclear
Kings Bay 30,161 Solar

L–R

Name kW Capacity Fuel Source
LaGrange 800 Solar
Lloyd Shoals 14,400 Hydro
MCLB* 31,161 Solar
McDonough, C.C. 2,520,000 Oil, Gas
McDonough-Unit 3 78,800 Oil, Gas
McIntosh, C.C. 1,318,920 Oil, Gas
McIntosh, C.T. 640,000 Oil, Gas
McManus** 481,700 Oil
Moody AFB 49,500 Solar
Morgan Falls 16,800 Hydro
Nacoochee 4,800 Hydro
North Highlands 29,600 Hydro
Oliver Dam 60,000 Hydro
Robins 158,400 Oil, Gas
Robins AFB 128,000 Solar
Rocky Mountain 229,362 Hydro

S–Z

Name kW Capacity Fuel Source
Scherer 750,924 Coal
Sinclair Dam 45,000 Hydro
Tallulah Falls 72,000 Hydro
Terrora 16,000 Hydro
Tri-County EMC 1,008 Solar
Tugalo 45,000 Hydro
UGA 984 Solar
Vogtle 1,060,240 Nuclear
Wallace Dam 321,300 Hydro
Waynesboro 2,400 Solar
Wilson** 354,100 Oil
Yates 700,000 Gas
Yonah 22,500 Hydro

C.C. – Combined cycle; C.T. – Combustion turbines

*Marine Corps Logistics Base Solar

** Includes internal combustion unit


Generation Plant Locations

*Georgia Power reports only the null energy output from some renewable generating facilities. Ownership of the associated renewable energy credits (RECs) is specified in each respective power purchase agreement or program tariff. The party that owns the RECs retains the right to use and report them.


Jointly Owned Plants as of December 31, 2022

Plant Name

Units FP&L OPC MEAG Dalton Georgia Power Total MW Capacity
Hatch 1&2 30.0% 17.7% 2.2% 50.1% 1,796
Rocky Mtn. 1–3 74.6% 25.4% 903
Scherer* 1&2 60.0% 30.2% 1.4% 8.4% 1,636
Scherer* 3 25.0% 76.4% 818
Vogtle 1&2 30.0% 22.7% 1.6% 45.7% 2,320

OPC - Oglethorpe Power Corporation; MEAG - Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia; Dalton - City of Dalton, Georgia

Generating Capacity

Total Georgia Power Kw Capacity
Gas/Oil 6,251,920
Coal 3,910,924
Nuclear 1,959,852
Hydro 1,106,582
Renewables 358,106
Total 13,587,384

Fuel Cost for Generation

Cents Per Kilowatt-Hour
Nuclear 0.75
Coal 4.12
Oil and Gas 5.06
Average 3.64

2023 Facts and Figures Printable PDF

The 2022 Facts & Figures brochure is filled with pertinent information about Georgia Power, including customer numbers, plant generation capacities, kilowatt-hour sales, social media impressions and more.   

Information Statements

Read a comprehensive report on Georgia Power’s activities throughout the year. Both current and past annual reports are available for your review.


Financial Information Statement

Download our Annual Meeting and Information Statement to learn more about our company, its inititiaves and our leadership.  

Our Political Contributions

Georgia Power complies with all laws governing political contributions or expenditures, including independent expenditures and using corporate funds in connection with elections for public office. Corporate contributions in connection with state and local elections are permitted in Georgia under state law. Any use of corporate funds to make political contributions or independent expenditures (as defined by applicable law) in connection with elections for public office must be approved in advance by Georgia Power's Chief Executive Officer, Senior External Affairs Officer and General Counsel.

2017 Contributions
Contribution Recipient
$15,000 Georgia Chamber Political Affairs Council
$50,000 Georgia Coalition for Job Creation
$25,000 Atlantans for Educational Progress
$27,500 Georgia Republican Party
$14,254 Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee
$6,000 Democratic Party of Georgia
$15,000 Georgia House Republican Trust
$1,500 Republican State Leadership Committee
2016 Contributions
Contribution Recipient
$50,000 Georgia Coalition for Job Creation, Inc.
$10,000 Georgia Conservatives Fund
$10,000 Georgia Republican Party
$5,000 Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee
$27,500 Democratic Party of Georgia
$10,000 Georgia House Republican Trust
$3,000 Republican State Leadership Committee
$50,000 Georgia Coalition for Job Creation, Inc.
$10,000 Georgia Conservatives Fund
$10,000 Georgia Republican Party
$5,000 Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee
$27,500 Democratic Party of Georgia
$10,000 Georgia House Republican Trust
$3,000 Republican State Leadership Committee
2015 Contributions
Contribution Recipient
$150,000 Georgia Coalition for Job Creation
$50,000 Georgia Leads Inc.
$10,000 Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee
$10,000 Georgia Republican Party
$5,000 Georgia House Republican Trust
$2,614 Georgia House Democratic Caucus
$5,000 Democratic Party of Georgia
2014 Contributions
Contribution Recipient
$50,000 Georgia Coalition for Job Creation, Inc.
$50,000 Georgia Republican Party
$10,000 Georgia Republican Party
2012 Contributions
Contribution Recipient
$5,000 Republican Party of Georgia