ALLATOONA
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 87 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Bartow County
- Operator
- USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1950
- EIA plant ID
- 760
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 122 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 16%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.1637, -84.7282
ALLATOONA, an 87 MW Hydro power plant in Bartow County, Georgia. Operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned 1950.
How ALLATOONA compares
With 87 MW of capacity, ALLATOONA ranks 42nd among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 8th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.4% of Georgia's operating Hydro capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 199th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1950, it is older than 83% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, runs 5 operating plants in Georgia totaling 921 MW. It shares Bartow County with one other operating plant, PLANT BOWEN.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 87 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 122 GWh in 2024 (a 16% capacity factor), down 16% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 3,557 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PLANT BOWEN (3,540 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is QTS Atlanta-Metro (ATL1) in Atlanta, about 32.0 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
ALLATOONA is an 87 MW hydro power plant in Bartow County, GA, operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1950. Bartow County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 48th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Bartow County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 61.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 3.7 |
Perils not assessed in Bartow 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 Bartow 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.