CARTERS
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Murray County
- Operator
- USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1975
- EIA plant ID
- 6130
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 30.1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.6145, -84.6743
CARTERS, a 500 MW Hydro power plant in Murray County, Georgia. Operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned 1975.
How CARTERS compares
With 500 MW of capacity, CARTERS ranks 24th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 3rd of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 14% of Georgia's operating Hydro capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 46th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1975, it is older than 62% 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 Murray County with one other operating plant, THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 500 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 30.1 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1975 and 1977.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: THOMAS A SMITH ENERGY FACILITY (1,192 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
CARTERS is a 500 MW hydro power plant in Murray County, GA, operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1975. Murray County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 86th 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.
Murray County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 62.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.5 |
Perils not assessed in Murray 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 Murray 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.