Overview
- Georgia Power began construction on a company-owned 260 MW battery energy storage system in Jefferson County beside the Wadley solar facility.
- State regulators approved the site beside existing transmission lines to streamline grid connection and reduce new infrastructure needs.
- Engineering firm Burns & McDonnell is building the project, and Georgia Power expects to place it in service in 2027.
- The four-hour system will store daytime solar output and deliver power during peak demand, including cold morning hours, to steady the grid.
- Across Georgia, the utility is finishing four other battery sites totaling 765 MW and has approval for nine more adding nearly 3,000 MW, plus two solar-plus-storage projects totaling 350 MW.