- Amount Allocated: $39.4 million (Southern Power also allocated $98.9 million from the June 2016 green bond issuance (total of $138.3 million) to the Decatur Parkway Solar Facility.
- In Service: December 2015
- Location: Decatur County, Georgia
- Capacity: 84 MW
- Generation Resource: Photovoltaic Solar
- The project was proposed by Tradewind Energy Inc. and selected by Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power in a competitive process through the nationally recognized Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative.
- In 2024, the project generated approximately 178,476 megawatt hours (MWh) and offset 119,579 metric tons of CO2, bringing the total since the project was placed in service to approximately 1,593,237 MWh and 1,127,310 metric tons of CO2 offset.**
- In 2024, Decatur Parkway generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 17,274 average U.S. homes for one year, bringing the total since the project was placed in service to approximately 149,343 homes.***
- Fact Sheet
*If the RECs are re-sold, the ultimate purchaser of the RECs gains the exclusive right to claim that its load received any and all environmental benefits associated with the renewable energy generated.
**Per the EPA Environmental Impacts Calculator
***Per the EIA annual average residential electricity consumption