HydroOperatingSOCO

Lloyd Shoals

Hydro power plant in Jasper County, Georgia. 14.4 MW of nameplate capacity across 6 generators, operated by Georgia Power Co.

Also known as Lloyd Shoals Dam · EIA plant 712

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Key facts

Capacity
14.4 MWNameplate
Generators
6 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
February 1911First generator online
Operator
Georgia Power CoEIA operator ID 7140
Grid
SOCOBalancing authority SOCO
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Jasper County, GA33.3207, −83.8414
EIA plant ID
712EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Lloyd Shoals produces

Free · EIA-923

Net generation, 2025

68.0 GWh

68,046 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

53.9%

2024: 52.7%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2015 to 2025

51.4–96.3

GWh a year. Low 2016, high 2020

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
200038,539Not reported12 of 12
200152,281Not reported12 of 12
200256,911Not reported12 of 12
2003104,375Not reported12 of 12
200486,086Not reported12 of 12
200596,279Not reported12 of 12
200661,592Not reported12 of 12
200734,668Not reported12 of 12
200839,664Not reported12 of 12
200977,315Not reported12 of 12
201070,31955.7%12 of 12
201141,67033.0%12 of 12
201227,17521.5%12 of 12
201386,10068.3%12 of 12
201465,24551.7%12 of 12
201579,41363.0%12 of 12
201651,39840.6%12 of 12
201759,94647.5%12 of 12
201874,14558.8%12 of 12
201964,01950.8%12 of 12
202096,31176.1%12 of 12
202176,05360.3%12 of 12
202269,32855.0%12 of 12
202370,29155.7%12 of 12
202466,60252.7%12 of 12
202568,04653.9%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.

Generators

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
1Conventional Hydroelectric2.4February 1911
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.4February 1911
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.4March 1911
4Conventional Hydroelectric2.4March 1911
5Conventional Hydroelectric2.4December 1916
6Conventional Hydroelectric2.4January 1917

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Questions about Lloyd Shoals

How much power does Lloyd Shoals produce?

Lloyd Shoals reported 68,046 MWh (68.0 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 53.9% capacity factor on 14.4 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Lloyd Shoals?

Lloyd Shoals is in Jasper County, Georgia, at 33.3207, −83.8414. It is in the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing area (SOCO).

Who operates Lloyd Shoals?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Georgia Power Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 7140). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Lloyd Shoals start operating?

Its first generator began operating in February 1911, according to EIA-860M.

Sources

  • EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
  • EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
  • Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page