WANSLEY COMBINED CYCLE

How WANSLEY COMBINED CYCLE compares

With 1,239 MW of capacity, WANSLEY COMBINED CYCLE ranks 7th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and is the largest of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.4% of Georgia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 53rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 81% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTHERN POWER CO, runs 3 operating plants in Georgia totaling 2,859 MW. It shares Heard County with 4 other operating plants, including TENASKA GEORGIA GENERATION FACILITY and WANSLEY UNIT 9.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,239 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 7,831 GWh in 2024 (a 72% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022.

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 5 operating power plants totaling 4,189 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PLANT YATES (1,487 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 8 mapped data centers; the nearest is QTS Atlanta-Metro (ATL1) in Atlanta, about 43.8 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology