The United States Department of Energy (DOE), Loan Programs Office (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 EDF Program.
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July 31, 2025
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE), Loan Programs Office (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 EDF Program. In its application, GPC has identified the Blankets Creek-Woodstock Transmission Line Rebuild project (Blankets Creek-Woodstock Project or Project), in Cherokee County, Georgia, for inclusion in the funding facility that is the subject of DOE's loan guarantee.
GPC proposes rebuilding a 7-mile-long segment of the existing Blankets Creek-Woodstock 115 kV transmission line, which includes the replacement of the existing conductors with higher capacity conductors and all existing structures (65) with new structures capable of supporting the new conductors. The project will enable the transmission line to operate more efficiently by reducing energy losses.