RFP alert: Georgia Power seeks 500 MW of
Georgia Power is seeking 500 MW of energy storage that can discharge for at least two hours. The energy storage can be standalone,
Georgia Power is seeking 500 MW of energy storage that can discharge for at least two hours. The energy storage can be standalone, or with a new or existing renewable resource. Ascend Analytics is administering the request for proposal (RFP) on behalf of Georgia Power.
In its IRP, Georgia Power detailed adding storage to solar projects, saying that its adoption of solar+storage versus solar-only generation at sites is currently at 17%. Georgia Power first examined energy storage in its 2019 IRP, with approval to build, own and operate 80 MW of BESS at the time.
In July Georgia Power requested certification from the PSC for 9.9 GW of new generation resources, 3 GW of which were for energy storage. Over the next five to six years, the utility projects approximately 8.2 GW of electrical load growth, up more than 2.2 GW overall when compared to projections in its 2023 IRP Update.
Georgia Power has about 2.8 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. The average price residential customers paid during 2024 was 15.48 cents per kWh, and the average annual use per residential customer was 11,871 kWh. The utility's total gross investment in facilities at the end of 2024 was $59.3 billion.
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