TheMunicipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) is an organization that provides electricity generation and power transmission to municipal electric utilities in the U.S. State ofGeorgia.[1] MEAG is a nonprofit entity established in 1975, and 49 member communities distribute power produced by MEAG or procured on wholesale markets.[2][3]
It owns 17.7% ofEdwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant and 22.7% ofVogtle Electric Generating Plant;[4] 15.1% of the coal-firedPlant Scherer; and one combined-cycle gas-fired unit ofHal B. Wansley Power Plant. It also provides transmission of hydropower from dams operated by theSoutheastern Power Administration.[5]
The Integrated Transmission System includes 17,800 miles of transmission lines across Georgia, and is jointly owned by MEAG,Georgia Transmission Corporation,Dalton Utilities andGeorgia Power.[6] In 2022, MEAG joined theSoutheast Energy Exchange Market, which facilitates energy trading across the region.[7]
It delivers approximately 11 million megawatt-hours to its participating utilities annually.