SCHERER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 3,564 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Monroe County
- Operator
- GEORGIA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1982
- EIA plant ID
- 6257
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 7,034 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 30%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.0610, -83.8089
SCHERER, a 3,564 MW Coal power plant in Monroe County, Georgia. Operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned 1982.
How SCHERER compares
With 3,564 MW of capacity, SCHERER is the largest of the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and the largest of the 5 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 32% of Georgia's operating Coal capacity and 10% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 2nd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1982, it is older than 56% 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. It shares Monroe County with one other operating plant, SMARR ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 2,673 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 3,564 MW). Net generation was 7,034 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1982 and 1987.
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. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 291 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SMARR ENERGY CENTER (242 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
SCHERER is a 3,564 MW coal power plant in Monroe County, GA, operated by GEORGIA POWER CO, commissioned in 1982. Monroe County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 43rd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Monroe County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 61.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.89 |
Perils not assessed in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.