Georgia Power has received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to build, own, and operate a new battery energy storage system. Known as the Mossy Branch Battery Facility, the grid-charging battery system is located on 2.5-acres in Talbot County, near Columbus, Georgia. This innovative facility will be the first standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the Georgia Integrated Transmission System and represents a key milestone in the company's efforts toward a more sustainable energy future. The 65 MW/260 MWh system is part of a larger 80 MW BESS portfolio approved in the Company's 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The Mossy Branch Battery Facility will be designed as a standalone unit that will connect to and charge directly from the electric transmission grid – the interconnected system of high voltage wires and equipment that moves large amounts of electricity across the state. The company has selected Wärtsilä to provide this new facility's Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services.