Richard B Russell
Elbert County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 6132 · Operator: USCE-Savannah District
Nameplate628MWSummer 664 MW
Generators8in service
Net generation137GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor16%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 209.3 | 7.3% | — |
| 2002 | 342.2 | 11.9% | — |
| 2003 | 556 | 19.7% | — |
| 2004 | 339.1 | 20.9% | — |
| 2005 | 577.4 | 12.0% | — |
| 2006 | 540.2 | 11.5% | — |
| 2007 | 492.8 | 12.1% | — |
| 2008 | 453.6 | 9.4% | — |
| 2009 | 492.4 | 9.8% | — |
| 2010 | 557.3 | 10.4% | — |
| 2011 | 201.8 | 12.0% | — |
| 2012 | 147.4 | 13.5% | — |
| 2013 | 435.9 | 10.4% | — |
| 2014 | 350.2 | 14.1% | — |
| 2015 | 250.4 | 14.0% | — |
| 2016 | 310.4 | 15.3% | — |
| 2017 | 108.6 | 15.8% | — |
| 2018 | 442.7 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 499.6 | 15.6% | — |
| 2020 | 663.8 | 16.2% | — |
| 2021 | 596.4 | 9.0% | — |
| 2022 | 308.8 | 10.8% | — |
| 2023 | 330.6 | 11.8% | — |
| 2024 | 351.5 | 15.1% | — |
| 2025 | 256.7 | 13.9% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 75 | 84 | Jan 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 75 | 84 | Feb 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 75 | 84 | Jul 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 75 | 84 | Jan 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 82 | 82 | Sep 2002 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 82 | 82 | Sep 2002 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 82 | 82 | Sep 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 82 | 82 | Sep 2002 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USCE-Savannah District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USCE-Savannah District | 100.0% | 628 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sonny Solar LLC | 40 MW | 12.1 km |
| Timberland Solar | 140 MW | 21.4 km |
| Rocky River (SC) | 4 MW | 25.8 km |
| Gold Mine | 2 MW | 34.4 km |
| John S Rainey | 1,154 MW | 39.4 km |
| Hartwell Energy Facility | — | 40.5 km |