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POWER FOR THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

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We will continue to provide reliable, low-cost capacity to Southern Company customers.

ocated on nearly 2,400 acres alongside the Chattahoochee River near Newnan, Ga., Plant Yates is one of Georgia Powers oldest fossil-fuel power plants. The plant has seven generating units, with a total capacity of 1,250 megawatts. Thats enough electricity to power 28 cities the size of nearby Newnan for one year. Unit 1 began commercial operation Sept. 12, 1950, and was followed on line by Unit 2 on Nov. 19, 1950. Units 3, 4 and 5 began commercial operation in 1952, 1957 and 1958, respectively, and were joined by Units 6 and 7 in 1974. All seven units have turbine-generators manufactured by General Electric and boilers manufactured by Combustion Engineering. Plant Yates was the first plant built during a huge construction program launched by Georgia Power to meet the states exploding appetite for electricity after World War II. When Yates was completed in 1952, it was the largest steam generating plant in Georgia. Over the years, Plant Yates has been maintained to increase reliability, maintain efficiency and keep its operations compatible with increasingly strict environmental standards. The plant was named for Eugene A. Yates. Yates, a New Jersey native, designed and built railroad tunnels in New York City before coming to Alabama Power as chief engineer in 1912. He was the architect of the interconnection of the utilities that eventually became the nucleus of Southern Company. Yates was named the first president of Southern Company in 1947.

HOW ELECTRICITY IS PRODUCED AT PLANT YATES

Plant Yates operates on the same principles as other fossil-fueled electric generating plants. The process begins with coal. Yates uses eastern bituminous coal delivered by Norfolk Southern Railway from Kentucky. Each train contains an average of 100 cars, carrying approximately 100 tons of coal. Upon arrival, the coal cars are unloaded by a Hot Rail bottom-dumping system. Conveyor belts carry the coal to the coal pile where tractors spread the new coal. The pile contains a 25- to 30-day reserve supply of coal. Coal is transferred from the pile via conveyor belts to a series of bunkers. These bunkers contain a one-day supply of coal for each unit. From the bunkers, feeders send the coal to the pulverizers where it is crushed into a fine flammable powder. Next, it is blown into a water-cooled furnace called a boiler. In the boiler, the coal burns in a four-story tall flame. The heat produced converts water to high-pressure steam as it runs through a series of tubes in the boiler. The high-pressure steam turns the blades of a turbine, which is coupled to a generator. The generator spins and produces electricity. A condenser uses river water to cool down the turbines exhaust steam and convert it back into water so that it can be returned to the boiler for reuse in the steam-making process. Units 1-5 use once-through cooling, which means the cooling water is released back into the river after its passes through the condenser. Units 6 and 7 use closed-loop cooling, which means the water is recycled through a cooling tower until it is cool enough to be run through the condensers again.

Plant Yates mechanics, electricians and operators maintain all equipment in good working condition in order to keep the plants generating units available for use at all times.

Electricity Production at Plant Yates

STACK PRECIPITATOR TRANSFORMER FLY ASH DISPOSAL TURBINE COAL STEAM GENERATOR TRANSMISSION LINES

WARM WATER PULVERIZER CONDENSER BOILER CONDENSED STEAM BOTTOM ASH PUMPING STATION COOL WATER

COOLING TOWER

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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

As electricity is generated at Plant Yates, it is conducted to a power transformer in an adjacent substation, which increases the voltage. The high-voltage electricity is then fed into transmission lines for distribution throughout the state. In 1999, Yates began using clean-burning natural gas in conjunction with coal between May and September when ozone is most likely to form. The project costs approximately $20 million, including $7.5 million to build a pipeline to bring the gas to Yates. By burning gas, Yates will reduce its nitrogen oxide emissions by 25 percent during the summer ozone season.

Lab technicians at the plant are continuously monitoring the Chattahoochee River to ensure its waters and the surrounding environment are properly maintained.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
Protecting the environment is a high priority for Georgia Power. Plant Yates is no exception. The policy of both the company and the plant is to comply with or exceed all environmental laws and regulations. Yates has spent some $86 million on environmental compliance in the 1990s. So even though it is one of Georgias oldest fossil-fuel power plants, its also one of the cleanest, utilizing some of the newest and most efficient pollution-control technology available. Unit 1 is equipped with a Chiyoda Thoroughbred-121 scrubber, which removes 95 percent of the sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions by passing the flue gas from the boiler through a jet bubbling reactor, where the SO2 reacts with limestone slurry to form gypsum. The plants other six units burn low-sulfur coal, which has reduced SO2 emissions by 50 percent. Because it is located in metro Atlantas ozone non-attainment area, Plant Yates is required to meet strict nitrogen oxide (NOx)emission limits during the summer ozone season. To meet these limits initially, Yates installed low-NOx burners and over-fire air systems on units 4, 5, 6 and 7. The low-NOx burners produce a fuel-rich, lower-temperature flame, which creates less nitrogen oxide. The over-fire air system redirects air away from the burners to a secondary combustion zone, where burning is completed at cooler temperatures, also resulting in less nitrogen oxide. To further reduce NOx emission rates, Plant Yates equipped all seven units to use natural gas technologies that further reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. This technology will reduce the NOx emission rates during the ozone season. In addition to the SO2 and NOx control systems, electrostatic precipitators are used to remove more than 98 percent of the fly ash from the flue gases that leave the boiler after the coal burning process. Continuous emission monitoring systems, also known as CEMS, constantly measure and record the plant emissions to ensure the plant meets all state and federal air-quality regulations. Lab technicians at the plant are continuously monitoring the Chattahoochee River to ensure its waters and the surrounding environment are properly maintained. Yates also demonstrates environmental stewardship through its involvement in various habitat-enhancement activities. Employees participate in numerous environmental activities within the company and the community. Through the plants recycling program, tons of cardboard, paper and metal are recycled annually.

ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Through participation in Southern Companys Environmental Excellence Program, Plant Yates monitors environmental trends. Employees are rewarded for the best environmental endeavor around the plant on a quarterly basis. Protecting the air, soil, water and wildlife is of paramount importance to Plant Yates employees. The environmental excellence program helps create the highest possible level of awareness among all employees. They take pride in seeing that their plant attains or exceeds all environmental regulations, helping to solidify the companys position as an environmental leader.

SAFETY & HEALTH

The health and well-being of employees at Plant Yates is of utmost importance. Safety is top priority in each of the many daily work activities. Employees commitment to safety is exemplified by their daily safety briefings, training and safety observations. The safety philosophy of all Yates employees is summed up in a simple phrase: Safety Is Our Number 1 Priority.

GEORGIA POWER AND SOUTHERN COMPANY

Georgia Power is the largest of five operating companies owned by Atlantabased Southern Company, the largest investor-owned utility in the United States. The others are Alabama Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power and Savannah Electric. Southern Company also is parent to Southern Energy Inc., which designs, builds, owns and operates power production and delivery facilities and provides a broad range of energyrelated services in the United States and international market. Southern Company is the largest producer of electricity in the United States. By the end of 1998, Southern Company generated 164 billion kilowatt-hours at its U.S. facilities and operated more than 43,000 megawatts of capacity worldwide. Georgia Power contributes 14,436 megawatts to Southern Companys total. It supplies electricity to 97 percent of the state of Georgia and has a transmission network serving some 1.8 million customers. At the end of 1998, Georgia Power operated 43 plants with 153 generating units within its service territory. Fossil fuels account for about 74 percent of the electricity generated by Georgia Power. The remainder is supplied by nuclear and hydroelectric plants.

ECONOMIC EFFECT
Plant Yates, which pays more than $3.5 million each year in property and sales taxes to Coweta and Carroll counties, has a significant impact on the areas economy. In addition to being a major local taxpayer, Plant Yates provides jobs for approximately 300 employees, most of whom live in Coweta and Carroll counties. The plants annual payroll totals approximately $15 million.

EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Yates employees actively support their local community by participating in the United Way, the March of Dimes-WalkAmerica and the American Cancer Society. They also support numerous programs benefiting the underprivileged and charitable causes through the Citizens of Georgia Power, a non-profit employee service organization. Yates employees also assist schools and civic organizations and work with local teachers in the Gift Teacher Program. Throughout the school year, they serve as mentors, teach students about the environment through the companys Environmental Teachers Corps and demonstrate electrical safety using a display called powerTOWN. Employees also conduct frequent plant tours, educating young people and adults on the production of electricity and other energyrelated matters.
Local school children learn about electrical safety by participating in Georgia Powers powerTOWN demonstration.

1998 GEORGIA POWER STATISTICS

Net Income in 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$570 million Number of Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,589 in Georgia Total Net Generation (territorial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102,567,702 MWH Highest Peak Demand (territorial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,710 megawatts (June 24, 1998) Average Amount of Coal Burned Annually (territorial) . .(approximately) 27.1 million tons

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ABOUT PLANT YATES

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Plant Acreage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,395 Acres Stack Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 Feet Operating Steam Pressures: Units 1, 2, & 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,250 PSI Units 4&5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,800 PSI Units 6&7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,400 PSI Average Daily Coal Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,500 Tons/Day Annual Gross Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,154,620 megawatt-hours Annual Property Taxes Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.8 million Annual Sales Tax Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$882,000 Local Option Sales Taxes Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2 million Total Work Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 employees Annual Plant Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15 million Plant Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14 million (The materials department is responsible for ordering, inventorying, issuing, receiving and tracking materials and tools needed for the plant to operate.) In Stock: Approximately 19,000 items and 8,000 tools stored in three different warehouses.)

PLANT DEPARTMENTAL TEAMS

The 303 highly skilled employees who operate, maintain and oversee the operation of this plant work in these departments:
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Environmental Materials Laboratory Security Fossil Fuel Safety Operations Training Electrical Instruments and Controls Mechanical Engineering Utility Administration

GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Customer focused Team based Value added

PRIORITIES
Safety and compliance Maintain assets Efficient operation

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Achieve a competitive position in the marketplace Make Plant Yates a great place to work