WEST POINT
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 73 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Troup County
- Operator
- USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1975
- EIA plant ID
- 6133
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 181 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.9187, -85.1887
WEST POINT, a 73 MW Hydro power plant in Troup County, Georgia. Operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned 1975.
How WEST POINT compares
With 73 MW of capacity, WEST POINT ranks 47th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 9th of the 29 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.1% of Georgia's operating Hydro capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 225th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro 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, USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, runs 5 operating plants in Georgia totaling 921 MW.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 73 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 181 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 2,207 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is H ALLEN FRANKLIN COMBINED CYCLE (1,996 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
WEST POINT is a 73 MW hydro power plant in Troup County, GA, operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1975. Troup County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 38th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 86th 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.
Troup County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 62.7 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.60 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.2 |
Perils not assessed in Troup 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 Troup 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.