Plant Scherer

Plant Scherer
Official nameRobert W. Scherer Electric Generating Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationMonroe County, near Juliette, Georgia
Coordinates33°03′47″N 83°48′14″W / 33.063°N 83.804°W / 33.063; -83.804
Commission dateUnit 1: 1982
Unit 2: 1984
Unit 3: 1987
Unit 4: 1989
Decommission dateUnit 3: 2035 (planned)
Unit 4: 2022 (planned)
OwnersOglethorpe Power (30%)
FPL (25.35%)
Georgia Power (22.95%)
MEAG (15.1%)
JEA (5.9%)
City of Dalton (0.7%)
OperatorGeorgia Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational4 × 935 MW
Nameplate capacity3,740 MW
Capacity factor61.2%

The Robert W. Scherer Power Plant (also known as Plant Scherer) is a coal-fired power plant in Juliette, Georgia, just north of Macon, Georgia, in the United States. The plant has four generating units, each capable of producing 935 megawatts, and is the most powerful coal-fired plant in North America. The plant is named after the former chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia Power.