LPO is considering whether to issue a loan guarantee of a funding facility to the Georgia Power Company (GPC) pursuant to its authority under the EIR Program.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
June 12, 2025
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LPO is considering whether to issue a loan guarantee of a funding facility to the Georgia Power Company (GPC) pursuant to its authority under the EIR Program. In its application, GPC has identified the Nacoochee Development Generating Units 1 and 2 project (Project) on the Talullah River in Rabun County, Georgia, for inclusion in the funding facility that is the subject of DOE's loan guarantee.
The Project, replacing and upgrading generating units 1 and 2, will allow the Nacoochee Development to continue to meet the operational requirements of its existing hydropower license. Accordingly, the Proposed Action considered in this record of categorical exclusion is LPO's issuance of Federal financial support for the Unit 1 and 2 upgrades.