- CEO
- None
- Full Time Employees
- 6,757
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Address
- 241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE Atlanta GA United States of America 30308
- IPO Date
- Nov 28, 2018
- Business
- Georgia Power Company Georgia Power Company operates as the largest subsidiary of Southern Company Southern Company, an investor-owned electric utility regulated by the Georgia Public Service Commission that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 2.7 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 155 of Georgia's 159 counties; its generation portfolio encompasses a diverse mix of sources including natural gas-fired plants such as Plant Bowen, Plant Scherer, and Plant Wansley; coal units like Plant Hammond; nuclear facilities comprising the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant with four units and the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant with two units; 19 hydroelectric dams including Wallace Dam, Rocky Mountain, and Tallulah Falls; expanding solar facilities with recent approvals for 1,068 megawatts across five new projects paired with 91.5 megawatts of battery storage; and combined cycle plants like McIntosh; the company further provides energy efficiency programs, electric vehicle charging solutions, grid modernization initiatives, and outage restoration services. Headquartered at 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, the utility traces its origins to 1883 through predecessor entities like the Georgia Railway and Power Company and employs nearly 7,000 workers focused on delivering reliable, clean, safe, and affordable power while supporting economic development in the state. In July 2025, the Georgia Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power's 2025 Integrated Resource Plan, enabling procurement of up to 4,000 megawatts of additional renewable resources by 2035 to expand its portfolio to approximately 11,000 megawatts amid surging demand from data centers and manufacturing; in September 2025, the company secured regulatory approval for five new solar power purchase agreements totaling 1,068 megawatts, filed nearly 2 gigawatts of large-load customer contracts under updated PSC rules requiring financial commitments from clients like data centers, issued $1.5 billion in new senior notes across three series to fund infrastructure, and continued advancements at Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, America's first new nuclear units in over 30 years, alongside ongoing grid investment plans enhancing reliability statewide.