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Facts & Figures

Customers
Georgia Power's customers as of December 31, 2008, totaled 2,349,242 in the following categories:
 
Residential 2,039,503  
Commercial 295,925  
Industrial 8,248  
Other Retail 5,566  


Customers by region
Metro Atlanta 1,148,909 
Central 165,891 
East 148,732 
Northeast 169,528 
Northwest 170,630 
South 130,145 
West 139,281 
Coastal 276,126 


Investments

Total gross investment in facilities at the end of 2008 was $25.8 billion.


Fuel Cost for Generation (Cents Per Kilowatt-Hour)
Nuclear 0.51 
Coal 3.44 
Gas and Oil 6.90 
Average 3.11 


Generation Sources in 2008
74% Coal
19% Nuclear
  6% Oil & Gas
  1% Hydro


Where revenues came from in 2008
35% Commercial
31% Residential
20% Industrial
10% Wholesale
  4% Other


Where revenues went in 2008
50% Fuel and purchased power
11% Other expenses
10% Taxes
  9% Common dividends
  8% Depreciation and amortization
  6% Labor expenses
  4% Interest
  2% Net profit after dividends


Generating Plants As of December 31, 2008
Name Georgia
Power kW
Capacity 		Fuel
Sources
Barnett Shoals* 2,800 Hydro
Bartletts Ferry 173,000 Hydro
Boulevard, C.T. 59,100 Oil, Gas
Bowen 3,160,000 Coal
Bowen, C.T. 39,400 Oil
Branch 1,539,700 Coal
Burton 6,120 Hydro
Estatoah 240 Hydro
Flint River 5,400 Hydro
Goat Rock 38,600 Hydro
Hammond 800,000 Coal
Hatch 899,612 Nuclear
Intercession City 47,667 Oil
Kraft 281,136 Coal
Kraft, C.T. 22,000 Oil, Gas
Langdale 1,040 Hydro
Lloyd Shoals 14,400 Hydro
McDonough 490,000 Coal
McDonough, C.T. 78,800 Oil, Gas
McIntosh 163,117 Coal
McIntosh, C.T. 640,000 Oil, Gas
McIntosh, C.C. 1,318,920 Oil, Gas
McManus 115,000 Oil
McManus, C.T. 481,700 Oil
Mitchell 125,000 Coal
Mitchell, C.T. 118,200 Oil
Morgan Falls 16,800 Hydro
Nacoochee 4,800 Hydro
North Highlands 29,600 Hydro
Oliver Dam 60,000 Hydro
Riverview 480 Hydro
Robins 158,400 Oil,Gas
Rocky Mountain 215,256 Hydro
Scherer 750,924 Coal
Sinclair Dam 45,000 Hydro
Tallulah Falls 72,000 Hydro
Terrora 16,000 Hydro
Tugalo 45,000 Hydro
Vogtle 1,060,240 Nuclear
Wallace Dam 321,300 Hydro
Wansley 925,550 Coal
Wansley, C.T. 26,322 Oil
Wilson** 354,100 Oil
Yates 1,250,000 Coal
Yonah 22,500 Hydro
C.T. - Combustion turbines
* Leased from the James White Estate
** Includes internal combustion unit


Total Georgia Power kW Capacity
Hydro 1,090,336
Fossil 9,600,427
Nuclear 1,959,852
Other (Diesel,Combined Cycle and Combustion Turbine) 3,334,609
Total 15,995,224


Jointly owned plants
Plants Units Gulf
Power 		OPC MEAG Dalton Georgia
Power 		Total kW
Capacity
Hatch 1&2 --   30.0 17.7 2.2 50.1 1,795,633
Rocky Mtn. 1-3 --   74.6 --   --   25.4 847,465
Scherer* 1&2 --   60.0 30.2 1.4 8.4 --  
Scherer* 3 25.0 --   --   --   75.0 --  
Vogtle 1&2 --   30.0 22.7 1.6 45.7 2,320,000
Wansley 1&2 --   30.0 15.1 1.4 53.5 1,730,000
Wansley, C.T. 5A --   30.0 15.1 1.4 53.5 49,200
  Units Progress Energy, Florida Florida
Power & Light 		Jacksonville
Electric
Authority 		Georgia
Power
Scherer* 4 --   76.4 23.6 --  
Intercession City** --   66.7 --   --   33.3

*Plant Scherer's total kW capacity is 3,272,000.

OPC - Oglethorpe Power Corporation
MEAG - Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Dalton - City of Dalton, Georgia

**Intercession City's total kW capacity is 143,000.

Mike Garrett, President & CEO of Georgia Power

"At Georgia Power, our people are our company. And our company is recognized by the actions and behaviors of our people."

- Mike Garrett, President and CEO