WALTER F GEORGE
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 130 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Clay County
- Operator
- USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1963
- EIA plant ID
- 761
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 422 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 29%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.6245, -85.0650
WALTER F GEORGE, a 130 MW Hydro power plant in Clay County, Georgia. Operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned 1963.
How WALTER F GEORGE compares
With 130 MW of capacity, WALTER F GEORGE ranks 40th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 7th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.7% of Georgia's operating Hydro capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 141st-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 71% 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.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 168 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 130 MW). Net generation was 422 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA 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
WALTER F GEORGE is a 130 MW hydro power plant in Clay County, GA, operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1963. Clay County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 36th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low 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.
Clay County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 71.5 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Hail | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
Perils not assessed in Clay 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 Clay 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.