Key Takeaways
- Georgia Power celebrated the completion of the Moody Battery Facility near Valdosta, one of its first battery energy storage systems (BESS) connected to solar.
- The facility is capable of 49.5 megawatts of battery storage, deployable back to the grid over a four-hour period, matching the output of the nearby Moody solar facility.
- The project was completed ahead of schedule and adds resiliency to Georgia’s power grid.
- Georgia Power is nearing completion of three other BESS projects totaling 715 MW in Bibb, Cherokee and Floyd counties.
- The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved nine additional BESS facilities statewide, adding more than 3,000 MW of planned storage.
Georgia Power Marks a Solar-Plus-Storage Milestone
Georgia Power leaders joined state and local elected officials and community leaders to celebrate the completion of the Moody Battery Facility, located just outside of Valdosta, Georgia. The facility is capable of 49.5 megawatts (MW) of battery storage, which can be deployed back to the grid over a four-hour period, matching the output of the nearby Moody solar facility and adding resiliency to the state’s power grid.
Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Jason Shaw and Lowndes County Manager Paige Dukes joined members of the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners, the Valdosta City Council and other community partners alongside Georgia Power leaders to cut the ribbon on the project.
“The successful completion of the Moody Battery Energy Storage System, ahead of schedule, is great news for our customers and for reliable energy in our state,” said Rick Anderson, senior vice president and senior production officer for Georgia Power. “This project not only enhances grid resiliency but highlights our commitment to adding cost-effective resources to our diverse generation mix through programs reviewed and approved with the Georgia PSC.”
Part of a Statewide Battery Buildout
At this battery-and-solar co-located facility, storage captures renewable resources produced when electricity demand is lower and releases it when demand is higher, such as on cold winter mornings. The Moody BESS facility was approved alongside three other BESS projects across the state — Bibb, Cherokee and Floyd counties — totaling 715 MW, which Georgia Power is nearing completion on.
The Georgia PSC has also approved nine additional BESS facilities across eight sites statewide, adding more than 3,000 MW of planned storage, plus two new solar-plus-storage systems with a combined capacity of 350 MW in Laurens and Dougherty counties.
