PLANT YATES
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,487 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Coweta County
- Operator
- GEORGIA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1974
- EIA plant ID
- 728
- Coordinates
- 33.4619, -84.8976
PLANT YATES, a 1,487 MW Coal power plant in Coweta County, Georgia. Operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned 1974.
Weather peril exposure
PLANT YATES is a 1,487 MW coal power plant in Coweta County, GA, operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned in 1974. Coweta County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 44th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Coweta County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 63.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.96 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
Perils not assessed in Coweta 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 Coweta 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.