McGrau Ford Battery Storage Facility
Cherokee County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 68512 · Operator: Georgia Power Co
Nameplate530MWSummer 530 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation-2GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
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), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 | Batteries | BA | 265 | 265 | Aug 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Batteries | BA | 265 | 265 | Aug 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Georgia Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Georgia Power Co | 100.0% | 530 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 5 MW | 27.1 km |
| State Farm Support Center East | 11 MW | 27.7 km |
| Buford | 131 MW | 29.4 km |
| Georgia LFG Richland Creek Plant | 11 MW | 35 km |
| Morgan Falls | 17 MW | 36.5 km |
| Gordon Pine Hall | 2 MW | 36.8 km |