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South Georgia Medical Center Inc

South Georgia Medical Center Inc is a 5.5 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Lowndes County, Georgia, operated by Lowndes County Hospital Authority.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 1986 (current stage)
  5. ClosedApr 2013 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1APetroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upApr 2013
GEN2APetroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upApr 2013
GEN 7Petroleum Liquids0.8 MW Standby / back-upSep 2008
GEN4Petroleum Liquids0.7 MW Standby / back-upJan 2001
GEN1Petroleum Liquids0.4 MW RetiredSep 1986Apr 2013
GEN2Petroleum Liquids0.4 MW RetiredSep 1986Apr 2013
GEN3Petroleum Liquids0.4 MW RetiredSep 1986Apr 2013

Plant details

Operator
Lowndes County Hospital Authority
Location
Lowndes County, Georgia
Balancing authority
SOCO
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 5.5 MW
Retired: 1.2 MW
First unit online
Sep 1986
EIA plant ID
54848

Location

30.8625, -83.2894

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem