PLANT EDWIN I HATCH
OperatingNuclear power plant
- Capacity
- 1,722 MW
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- County
- Appling County
- Operator
- GEORGIA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1975
- EIA plant ID
- 6051
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Net generation (2024)
- 14,104 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 87%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.9342, -82.3447
PLANT EDWIN I HATCH, a 1,722 MW Nuclear power plant in Appling County, Georgia. Operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned 1975.
How PLANT EDWIN I HATCH compares
With 1,722 MW of capacity, PLANT EDWIN I HATCH ranks 5th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and is the smallest of the 2 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 43% of Georgia's operating Nuclear capacity and 4.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 30th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear 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, GEORGIA POWER CO, runs 24 operating plants in Georgia totaling 19,021 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,848 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 14,104 GWh in 2024 (an 87% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1975 and 1979.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away.
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
PLANT EDWIN I HATCH is a 1,722 MW nuclear power plant in Appling County, GA, operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned in 1975. Appling County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 74th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a nuclear plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Appling County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 70.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Hail | Very Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.09 |
Perils not assessed in Appling 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 Appling 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.