ATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power's
Plant Scherer today celebrated its distinction as 2017 Plant of the
Year by the Powder River Basin (PRB) Coal Users' Group.
Employees, members of the local community and industry partners
gathered at Scherer today to mark the award. The PRB Coal
Users' Group is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 2000 to
promote the safe, efficient, and economic use of PRB coal by
generating companies that currently use, or are considering the use
of, PRB coals.
Scherer was selected as Plant of the Year based on a series of
rigorous selection criteria including safety, fire protection and
risk reduction benchmarks. Judges also evaluated capital
improvement projects, operational best practices such as
maintenance planning and execution leveraged by plant management,
as well as Scherer's environmental performance, coal handling, and
boiler and combustion capabilities.
"I'm very proud of my team. They did an excellent job working
together to make improvements that ensure we are operating
efficiently to provide customers with reliable and affordable
energy. They strive for excellence, and they achieve it," said
Johnny Howze III, Plant Scherer
manager. "We are pleased that our employees' hard work on these
projects and the positive impact on the communities we serve is
being recognized."
The recognition was announced and featured on the front cover of
the July issue of Power magazine. Click here to read the
feature.
About Plant Scherer
Plant Scherer is located on
more than 3,500 acres next to Lake Juliette in Monroe County, Georgia, between Atlanta and Macon. The four units of the coal-fired power
plant are capable of producing 3,600 megawatts of electricity and,
on average, can supply enough energy to power approximately 1.5
million homes. The plant employs nearly 400 people from the
surrounding community and contributed more than $6.7 million in local taxes in 2016. Scherer is
one of the nation's largest power plants and, in recent years, has
added multiple environmental controls, including scrubbers,
selective catalytic reduction systems, and baghouses which equip
the units with the latest environmental controls to reduce
emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury.
In addition to Georgia Power, other co-owners include Oglethorpe
Power Corporation, Florida Power
& Light, MEAG Power, Gulf Power, Jacksonville Electric
Authority and Dalton Utilities.
About Georgia Power
Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern
Company (NYSE: SO), America's premier energy company. Value,
Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones
of the company's promise to 2.5 million customers in all but four
of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean,
safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates below the national
average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation
mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural gas, as well as
renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia Power
focuses on delivering world-class service to its customers every
day and the company is consistently recognized by J.D. Power and
Associates as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more
information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with
the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), Twitter
(Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram
(Instagram.com/ga_power).
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