BARTLETTS FERRY
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 173 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Lee County
- Operator
- GEORGIA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1926
- EIA plant ID
- 702
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 348 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 23%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.6620, -85.0917
BARTLETTS FERRY, a 173 MW Hydro power plant in Lee County, Alabama. Operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned 1926.
How BARTLETTS FERRY compares
With 173 MW of capacity, BARTLETTS FERRY ranks 26th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 6th of the 23 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.3% of Alabama's operating Hydro capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 105th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1926, it is older than 92% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GEORGIA POWER CO, runs 2 operating plants in Alabama totaling 212 MW. It shares Lee County with 3 other operating plants, including H ALLEN FRANKLIN COMBINED CYCLE and LEE COUNTY.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 173 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 348 GWh in 2024 (a 23% capacity factor), down 18% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1926 and 1985.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 3,026 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is H ALLEN FRANKLIN COMBINED CYCLE (1,996 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BARTLETTS FERRY is a 173 MW hydro power plant in Lee County, AL, operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned in 1926. Lee County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 22nd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 83rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 66.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.49 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Lee County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lee County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.