Over the past 10 years, Georgia Power invested more than $10 billion in strengthening the power grid through programs and initiatives approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission and continued the ongoing work on projects throughout Georgia communities in 2023 with strong reliability performance.
As far as Georgia Power's system average interruption frequency index score was concerned, customers experienced an average of 15% fewer power outages as compared to 2022 and restoration times were approximately 27 minutes faster compared to 2022, which is the utility’s system average interruption duration index score.
Crews installed more than 1,000 automated devices across Georgia in 2023, which can be controlled remotely and allows the company’s operations team to reroute power and segment a power line. This process isolates issues and results in fewer customers affected by an outage, and faster restoration for others.
Georgia Power is deploying smart devices and other technology to enhance its self-healing network designed to respond to power outages automatically. More than 60% of the company's distribution grid is self-healing and helps avoid thousands of power outages each year.
Georgia Power's ongoing investments in the grid included upgrading or rebuilding transmission lines and substations across Georgia for safe and reliable power delivery to homes and businesses; relocating power lines underground and improvement or installation of power poles.
The company's generation fleet helped keep reliability high with experienced teams at hydro, natural gas, nuclear and coal-fired generation plants managing plant operations and maintenance activities above industry standards.
Georgia Power's equivalent forced outage rate was 1.49% in 2023. The company will add renewable energy and battery energy storage to its generation mix, with reliability as a crucial factor of its planning process.
Georgia Power will invest in a stronger and more resilient power grid through its multi-year Grid Investment Program, which has resulted in an up to 50% improvement in reliability for some customers, and aims to deliver even more reliable energy for customers in the future.
