GA

Rocky Mountain PS P-2725

General information

Waterway  Armuchee River
 Heath Creek
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Pumped Storage
Mode of hydropower generation Peaking
Type of permit FERC License

FERC information

FERC docket # P-2725
FERC project name Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage
Permit issued 1/16/77
Permit expiration 12/27/26

Ownership and operation

Owner Georgia Power Co
Owner type Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (pumped storage) 1995
Transmission or distribution system owner Georgia Transmission Corp

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 3
Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units 847.8 MW
Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant 1,450,722.9 MWH

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