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Plant Locations. Click each location to view additional information. Plant Hammond began commercial operation in 1954 in Floyd County, Georgia and was retired in 2019. Prior to retirement, the plant had four coal-fired units capable of producing 800 MW of electricity.
- Plant Hammond | Environmental Compliance Information - Georgia Power
Explore Plant Hammond's operations within Georgia Power,...
- Plant Hammond | Environmental Compliance Information - Georgia Power
In November 2023, Georgia state regulators approved a plan by Georgia Power to leave coal ash at the Hammond Steam Generating Station in contact with groundwater. More than 1 million tons of coal ash sit in an unlined pit at the site, near the Coosa River.
Explore Plant Hammond's operations within Georgia Power, where we balance energy generation with environmental mindfulness.
29 lip 2024 · In 2019, when Georgia Power retired Plant Hammond — a 65-year-old coal-burning facility near Rome — it was more than a matter of shutting down some machinery and flipping off the lights.
28 sie 2024 · Hammond BESS: A 57.5 MW, 4-hour duration in Rome, Georgia on the site of Plant Hammond, an existing coal-fired power station that has been decommissioned. The EPC is Crowder.
22 lut 2024 · EPD issued a permit in November that allows Georgia Power to put a cap on a coal ash pond at Plant Hammond, but otherwise leave the ash in place in the ground. The permit also requires monitoring groundwater for contamination for at least 30 years.
11 kwi 2024 · At Plant Hammond near Rome, Georgia Power was given a cap in place permit like the one it wants at Plant Scherer. The pond there is closed, leaving about 10% of the Hammond coal ash in the aquifer there near the Coosa River.
