Power plant · Georgia, United States
Wansley Power Plant
Wansley Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Georgia, United States, with 1,957 MW of capacity, operated by Georgia Power.
Grid connection
It closed in 2022, which freed up a 1,957 MW grid connection at 500 kV to the grid of Georgia Power, unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Georgia | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1976 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2022 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Georgia Power | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,957 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Georgia Power | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 500 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.4134, -85.0323 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Wansley is the 5th-largest of 31 power plants in Georgia and the 78th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 1,957 MW is 0.21% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 5th of 31 | 35,417 MW | 5.5% |
| United States | 78th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.21% |
| All power plants in our data | 124th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | 0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 data centers (1 operating, 636 MW) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Vindicator Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 40 km |
| Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta | Data center | 636 MW | Operating | 47 km |
| QTS | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
| QTS | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Georgia Power
- Vogtle4,658 MW
- Bowen3,499 MW
- Jack McDonough2,848 MW
- Scherer2,673 MW
- Pepper Hammock Solar and Storage2,500 MW · planned
- E C Gaston2,034 MW
- H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle1,996 MW
- Edwin I Hatch1,848 MW
Other power plants in Georgia
- Vogtle4,658 MW
- Bowen3,499 MW
- Jack McDonough2,848 MW
- Scherer2,673 MW
- Edwin I Hatch1,848 MW
- McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility1,377 MW
- Wansley Combined Cycle1,239 MW
- Thomas A Smith Energy Facility1,192 MW
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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