Richard B Russell — Elbert, GA — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
628 MW
Summer: 664 MW | Winter: 664 MW
Technology
Pumped Storage + Hydro
8 generators
First Unit Online
January 1, 1985
Richard B Russell is a pumped storage and hydro power plant in Elbert County, GA with 8 generating units totaling 628 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by USCE-Savannah District. Its first unit came online in 1985.
About this plant
Richard B. Russell Dam is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located on the Savannah River at the border of South Carolina and Georgia, creating Richard B. Russell Lake. The dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1974 and 1985 for the purposes of flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation, additional stream flow regulation, water supply, and fish and wildlife management. The concrete structure of the dam spans 1,904 feet (580 m) and rises 210 feet (64 m) above the riverbed, housing a hydro-power plant with an installed 600 megawatts (800,000 hp) capacity. The Richard B. Russell Dam is the final large dam completed by the U.S. Army Corps in the Savannah River Basin and lies 30 miles downstream from the Hartwell Dam (1962) and 37 miles (60 km) upstream from the J. Strom Thurmond Dam (1954).
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #40 in the U.S. by capacity
- #2 in GA by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (8)
8 generators
8 operational generators totaling 628 MW · online 1985–2002
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 6132 |
| Plant Name | Richard B Russell |
| Operator | USCE-Savannah District |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | SEPA |
| Power Market | |
| County | Elbert |
| State | Georgia (all interconnection requests in Georgia) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Pumped Storage, Hydro |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 628 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 664 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 664 |
| Generating Units | 8 |
| Operational Units | 8 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Elbert, GA
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