Georgia Power Launches 49.5 MW Battery Storage Facility Paired with Solar — Georgia Power Company

Event summary

Georgia Power completed a 49.5 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Lowndes County, paired with an existing solar facility.
The Moody BESS project was finished ahead of schedule and can discharge stored energy over a four-hour period.
This is one of Georgia Power's first co-located solar + BESS facilities, part of a broader 715 MW storage initiative across four counties.
Georgia PSC approved nine additional BESS facilities totaling over 3,000 MW statewide.

The big picture

Georgia Power's Moody facility represents the utility's strategic pivot toward flexible storage solutions to complement its growing renewable portfolio. The project aligns with broader industry trends of pairing intermittent solar generation with battery systems to enhance grid stability, particularly during peak demand periods. With over 3,000 MW of additional storage planned statewide, the initiative positions Georgia as a leader in Southeast U.S. energy transition infrastructure.

What we're watching

Deployment Pace: Whether Georgia Power can sustain its aggressive BESS rollout across nine additional sites by the planned timeline.
Regulatory Alignment: How future IRP updates may expand or constrain storage capacity targets under PSC oversight.
Operational Synergies: The effectiveness of co-locating BESS with existing solar and plant facilities in optimizing land use and grid integration costs.