On May 7, 2025, Georgia Power reported that it had announced that construction is underway on 765-megawatts (MW) of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) strategically located across Georgia in Bibb, Lowndes, Floyd and Cherokee counties. The BESS projects were authorized by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) through. Georgia Power has requested certification from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for 9,900MW of new generation resources, including more than 3GW of battery storage that the utility would own. Approximately 8,000MW of the requested resources were chosen from an “all-source” request for. Georgia Power has been progressively expanding its battery energy storage portfolio as part of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) updates, approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) in 2023 and 2024.
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