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530 MW BESS under construction in Cherokee, GA
530 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Batteries
Technology
—
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.3250, -84.3289
County
Cherokee, GA
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia Power Co | Georgia Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Georgia Power Co | Southern | — |
| Status | Under construction | — | — |
The McGrau Ford Battery Storage Facility, located in Cherokee County, Georgia, is a 530 MW battery energy storage system (BESS). It is owned by Southern Company and operated by Georgia Power Company. The plant utilizes batteries as its primary fuel source, designated by the code "MWH," and consists of two generators.
The facility is the largest of five battery storage plants in Georgia and ranks 56th out of 514 such facilities nationally. It operates within the balancing authority of Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans, and falls under the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Southeast Electric Reliability Council (SERC) region. The plant's operation and impact on the grid have been subjects of interest, as reflected in recent news articles, with a focus on grid-related and regulatory aspects.
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Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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2023
$1,361/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $721.3M
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This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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