Power plant · Georgia, United States
Wansley Unit 9
Wansley Unit 9 is a power plant in Georgia, United States, with 594 MW of capacity, owned by Municipal Electric Authority - (GA).
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 | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2004 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Municipal Electric Authority - (GA) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Municipal Electric Authority - (GA) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 594 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.4083, -85.0403 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wansley Unit 9 is the 20th-largest of 26 power plants in Georgia and the 615th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 594 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 20th of 26 | 31,710 MW | 1.9% |
| United States | 615th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 694th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center (636 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta | Data center | 636 MW | Operating | 48 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Municipal Electric Authority - (GA)
- Vogtle4,658 MW
- Scherer2,673 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
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.