The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) is an organization that provides electricity generation and power transmission to municipal electric utilities in the U.S. State of Georgia.[1] MEAG is a nonprofit entity established in 1975, and 49 member communities distribute power produced by MEAG or procured on wholesale markets.[2][3]

It owns 17.7% of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant and 22.7% of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant;[4] 15.1% of the coal-fired Plant Scherer; and one combined-cycle gas-fired unit of Hal B. Wansley Power Plant. It also provides transmission of hydropower from dams operated by the Southeastern Power Administration.[5]

The Integrated Transmission System includes 17,800 miles of transmission lines across Georgia, and is jointly owned by MEAG, Georgia Transmission Corporation, Dalton Utilities and Georgia Power.[6] In 2022, MEAG joined the Southeat Energy Exchange Market, which facilitates energy trading across the region.[7]

It delivers approximately 11 million megawatt-hours to its participating utilities annually.

References

  1. ↑ "Understanding the Electricity System in Georgia" (PDF). Southface. May 2018.
  2. ↑ "About MEAG Power | MEAG Power 2021 Annual Report". ar.meagpower.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Covington, Georgia | Official Website". www.cityofcovington.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Power, MEAG settle Plant Vogtle-related lawsuit |". capitol-beat.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Generation – MEAG Power". Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Joint Ownership of Transmission" (PDF). Department of Energy. February 2009.
  7. ↑ Ciampoli, Paul (January 18, 2022). "MEAG Power Formally Joins Southeast Energy Exchange Market". American Public Power Association.
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