Georgia Power will harvest 9 million tons of coal ash landfilled at its 3.4-GW Plant Bowen station in Bartow County, Georgia, and beneficially use it in concrete for major regional construction projects. The project, announced on June 29, will be the “ single largest beneficial use project of its kind in the U.S., and the largest ever for Georgia Power,” the Southern Co. subsidiary said.
The four-unit Plant Bowen, which began commercial operation in 1975, has historically transferred and stored its coal combustion residuals (CCR) at its ash pond (Ash Pond 1). In preparation for the 254-acre ash pond’s closure, the power plant completed the conversion to dry ash handling in early 2019.
