Bartletts Ferry P-485

General information
Waterway	Chattahoochee River
Current status	Active
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-485
FERC project name	Bartletts Ferry
Permit issued	12/17/14
Permit expiration	11/26/44
Ownership and operation
Owner	Georgia Power Co
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1926
Transmission or distribution system owner	Georgia Power Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	6
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	173.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	362,376.2 MWH

The 173 MW Bartletts Ferry Project consists of a dam, two powerhouses, and a reservoir (also known as Lake Harding) located on the Chattahoochee River along the Georgia-Alabama border in Harris County, Georgia, and Lee and Chambers Counties, AL.

The Bartlett Ferry Project consists of a dam, two powerhouses (west and east), an impoundment, and recreation facilities.