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Oglethorpe Power

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American power company

Oglethorpe Power Corporation is an American medium-sized electric utility in Georgia, United States. Formed in 1974, Oglethorpe is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by the 38 electric membership corporations that it serves. The utility's headquarters are in Tucker, Georgia.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$2.5BRevenue, fiscal 20255
$55.4MNet income, fiscal 20255
1974Founded1
  • IndustryElectric Services1
  • HeadquartersTucker1
  • Websitewww.opc.com
  • Incorporated inGA6
  • Business address2100 East Exchange Pl, P O Box 1349, Tucker, Ga 30085-13496
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer6

Oglethorpe Power Corporation is an American medium-sized electric utility in Georgia, United States. Formed in 1974, Oglethorpe is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by the 38 electric membership corporations that it serves. The utility's headquarters are in Tucker, Georgia.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

21.1%Operating margin5
2.2%Net margin5
16.5%Revenue growth, 20255

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs98¢$2.5B
  • Profit2¢$55.4M

Out of $2.5B in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Kept or used elsewhere100¢$502.1M

Out of $502.1M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue891011125$2.5B in 2025+72% since 2018
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2018: $1.5B$1.5B20182019: $1.4B$1.4B2019−3%2020: $1.4B$1.4B2020−4%2021: $1.6B$1.6B2021+16%2022: $2.1B$2.1B2022+33%2023: $1.7B$1.7B2023−18%2024: $2.2B$2.2B2024+25%2025: $2.5B$2.5B2025+16%
Operating income891011125$536.5M in 2025+138% since 2018
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2018: $225.0M$225.0M20182019: $217.2M$217.2M2019−3%2020: $217.7M$217.7M2020+0%2021: $194.4M$194.4M2021−11%2022: $194.1M$194.1M2022−0%2023: $277.1M$277.1M2023+43%2024: $483.5M$483.5M2024+75%2025: $536.5M$536.5M2025+11%
Net income891011125$55.4M in 2025+8% since 2018
0$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M$80.0M2018: $51.2M$51.2M20182019: $54.5M$54.5M2019+6%2020: $55.9M$55.9M2020+3%2021: $57.8M$57.8M2021+3%2022: $61.7M$61.7M2022+7%2023: $65.8M$65.8M2023+7%2024: $70.5M$70.5M2024+7%2025: $55.4M$55.4M2025−21%
Fiscal year20182019202020212022202320242025
Revenue$1.5B8$1.4B9$1.4B10$1.6B11$2.1B12$1.7B5$2.2B5$2.5B5
Operating income$225.0M8$217.2M9$217.7M10$194.4M11$194.1M12$277.1M5$483.5M5$536.5M5
Interest$381.2M8$403.2M9$409.1M10$417.7M11$455.5M11$515.9M11
Income tax$05$05$05
Net income$51.2M8$54.5M9$55.9M10$57.8M11$61.7M12$65.8M5$70.5M5$55.4M5

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What it owns

What Oglethorpe Power reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Finance-lease assets$14.0M5 Dec 31, 2025$19.3M5 Dec 31, 2024−27.3%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$7.4M5 Dec 31, 2025$7.7M5 Dec 31, 2024−4.7%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$251.1M5 Dec 31, 2025$337.8M5 Dec 31, 2024−25.7%
Marketable securities, current$80.2M5 Dec 31, 2025$124.6M5 Dec 31, 2024−35.6%
Marketable securities, non-current$653.3M5 Dec 31, 2025$645.2M5 Dec 31, 2024+1.3%
Debt securities available for sale$851.2M5 Dec 31, 2025$850.4M5 Dec 31, 2024+0.1%
Equity securities at fair value$715.7M5 Dec 31, 2025$485.0M5 Dec 31, 2024+47.6%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$91.4M5 Dec 31, 2025$86.7M5 Dec 31, 2024+5.4%
Long-term investments$1.6B5 Dec 31, 2025$1.5B5 Dec 31, 2024+10.0%

Properties, in its own words

Generating Facilities

Facilities · Type ofFuel · PercentageInterest · Our Summer Planning Reserve Capacity(1)(megawatts) · CommercialOperationDate · LicenseExpirationDate

The rest of Item 2

Plant Hatch (near Baxley, GA)

Unit No. 1 · Nuclear · 30 · 262.2 · 1975 · 2034

Unit No. 2 · Nuclear · 30 · 264.3 · 1979 · 2038

Plant Vogtle (near Waynesboro, GA)

Unit No. 1 · Nuclear · 30 · 344.5 · 1987 · 2047

Unit No. 2 · Nuclear · 30 · 344.7 · 1989 · 2049

Unit No. 3 · Nuclear · 30 · 334.5 · 2023 · 2062

Unit No. 4 · Nuclear · 30 · 334.5 · 2024 · 2063

Plant Scherer (near Forsyth, GA)

Unit No. 1 · Coal · 60 · 515.0 · 1982 · N/A · (2)

Unit No. 2 · Coal · 60 · 515.0 · 1984 · N/A · (2)

Rocky Mountain (near Rome, GA)

Units No. 1-3 · Pumped Storage Hydro · 74.61 · 816.9 · 1995 · 2026 · (3)

Baconton (near Baconton, GA)

Unit 500 · Gas-Oil · 100 · 44.3 · 2000 · N/A · (2)

BC Smith (near Savannah, GA)

Unit No. 1 · Gas · 100 · 527.0 · 2003 · N/A · (2)

Chattahoochee (near Carrollton, GA)

Unit No. 1 · Gas · 100 · 484.5 · 2003 · N/A · (2)

Doyle (near Monroe, GA)

Units No. 1-5 · Gas · 100 · 272.1 · 2000 · N/A · (2)

Hartwell (near Hartwell, GA)

Units No. 1-2 · Gas-Oil · 100 · 304.9 · 1994 · N/A · (2)

Hawk Road (near Franklin, GA)

Units No. 1-3 · Gas · 100 · 478.2 · 2001 · N/A · (2)

Talbot (near Columbus, GA)

Units No. 1-4 · Gas-Oil · 100 · 449.6 · 2002 · N/A · (2)

Units No. 5-6 · Gas-Oil · 100 · 226.0 · 2003 · N/A · (2)

TA Smith (near Dalton, GA)

Units No. 1-2 · Gas · 100 · 1,294.6 · 2002 · N/A · (2)

Walton County (near Monroe, GA)

Units No. 1-3 · Gas · 100 · 449.7 · 2001 · N/A · (2)

Washington County (near Sandersville, GA)

Units No. 2-3 · Gas-Oil · 100 · 326.0 · 2003 · N/A · (2)

TOTAL · 8,588.5

(1)Summer Planning Reserve Capacity is the amount used for 2026 capacity reserve planning for the specified resources. Megawatt amounts in this table represent our portion of the total capacity at each facility based on our percentage interest.

(2)Fossil-fuel fired units do not operate under operating licenses similar to those granted to nuclear units by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to hydroelectric plants by FERC.

(3)In 2024, we submitted an application for a new license with FERC. The FERC may set a new license term for between 30-50 years, with FERC's default being 40 years.

Fuel Supply

For information regarding the electricity generated with each fuel type and its cost, see "MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Results of Operations – Operating Expenses."

Coal. Coal for Scherer Units No. 1 and No. 2 is purchased under term contracts and in spot market transactions. As of February 28, 2026, our coal stockpile at Plant Scherer contained a 38 day supply based on continuous operation. Plant Scherer burns sub-bituminous coal purchased from coal mines in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.

We dispatch our interest in Plant Scherer, but use Georgia Power as our agent for fuel procurement. As of December 31, 2025, we leased approximately 709 railcars to transport coal. Over the past few years, we have managed rail-related delays in connection with our coal supply.

Nuclear Fuel. Georgia Power, as operating agent, has the responsibility to procure nuclear fuel for Plants Hatch and Vogtle. Georgia Power has contracted with Southern Nuclear to operate these plants, including nuclear fuel procurement. Southern Nuclear has contracted with multiple suppliers for uranium ore, conversion services, enrichment services and fuel fabrication to satisfy nuclear fuel requirements. Most contracts are short to medium-term. The nuclear fuel supply and related services are expected to be adequate to satisfy current and future nuclear generation requirements.

Natural Gas. We purchase the natural gas, including transportation and other related services, needed to operate our natural gas-fired generation resources. We purchase natural gas in the spot market and under longer-term agreements at daily market prices. We have entered into hedge agreements to manage a portion of our exposure to fluctuations in the market price of natural gas. We manage exposure to such risks only with respect to members that elect to receive such services. We have entered into long-term firm contracts for transportation of a significant percentage of our anticipated natural gas supply. We also purchase transportation under short-term firm and non-firm contracts. See "QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK – Commodity Price Risk."

Co-Owners of Plants

Nuclear · Coal-Fired · Pumped Storage

Plant Hatch · Plant Vogtle · Plant Scherer UnitsNo. 1 & No. 2 · Rocky Mountain · Total

MW(1) · MW(1) · MW(1) · MW(1) · MW(1)

Oglethorpe · 30.0 · 539 · 30.0 · 1,423 · 60.0 · 982 · 74.6 · 633 · 3,577

Georgia Power · 50.1 · 900 · 45.7 · 2,167 · 8.4 · 137 · 25.4 · 215 · 3,419

MEAG Power · 17.7 · 318 · 22.7 · 1,076 · 30.2 · 494 · — · — · 1,888

Dalton · 2.2 · 39 · 1.6 · 76 · 1.4 · 23 · — · — · 138

Total · 100.0 · 1,796 · 100.0 · 4,742 · 100.0 · 1,636 · 100.0 · 848 · 9,022

(1)Based on nameplate ratings.

Georgia Power Company

Georgia Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Southern Company and is engaged primarily in the generation and purchase of electric energy and the transmission, distribution and sale of this energy. Georgia Power distributes and sells

energy within the State of Georgia at retail in over 530 communities, including Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Rome and Savannah, as well as in rural areas, and at wholesale to some of our members, MEAG Power and two municipalities. Georgia Power is the largest supplier of electric energy in the State of Georgia. See "BUSINESS – OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION – Relationship with Georgia Power Company." Georgia Power is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance therewith, files reports and other information with the SEC.

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 27, 2026.18

The story

In 1935, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) provided loans for building transmission lines in rural areas, and EMCs were created in Georgia to purchase power from various sources. In 1974, 39 Georgia-based EMCs incorporated Oglethorpe Power Corporation to invest in generating capacities and transmission lines.

In 1996, Oglethorpe Power signed a 15-year, $4–5 billion deal with LG&E to receive half of its electricity needs from the Kentucky-based power supplier, with a locked down price on the coal-fired megawatt that LG&E must maintain.

In 1997, Oglethorpe restructured into three separate, but interrelated, cooperatives. Oglethorpe Power Corporation handles electricity generation, Georgia Transmission Corporation owns and operates the transmission lines and substations and Georgia System Operations Corporation provides system and administrative support.

In September 2008, Oglethorpe Power announced the construction of a massive woody biomass power plant (two 100-megawatt-per-year, carbon-neutral facilities) to power nearly half of Georgia's population.

In 2017, the turmoil surrounding the failed deliveries of nuclear reactors by bankrupted Westinghouse put Oglethorpe Power at the forefront of the country's nuclear crisis.

From Wikipedia’s article on Oglethorpe Power, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Timeline

  1. Oct 6, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Other events19
  2. Aug 18, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure20
  3. Aug 4, 20268-K Executive or director change21
  4. Jun 1, 20268-K Other events22
  5. May 14, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure23
  6. Apr 14, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure24
  7. Mar 31, 20268-K Executive or director change25
  8. Nov 13, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure26
  9. Aug 26, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure27
  10. Jun 4, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure28
  11. Apr 8, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure29
  12. Apr 1, 20258-K Executive or director change30
  13. 1974Founded Founded1

Filings

81 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 43 major events, 18 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Aug 18, 20268-K EDGAR
  3. Aug 13, 202610-Q EDGAR
  4. Aug 4, 20268-K EDGAR
  5. Jun 1, 20268-K EDGAR
  6. May 14, 20268-K EDGAR
  7. May 13, 202610-Q EDGAR
  8. Apr 14, 20268-K EDGAR
  9. Mar 31, 20268-K EDGAR
  10. Mar 27, 202610-K EDGAR
  11. Nov 13, 20258-K EDGAR
  12. Nov 12, 202510-Q EDGAR
  13. Aug 26, 20258-K EDGAR
  14. Aug 13, 202510-Q EDGAR
  15. Jun 4, 20258-K EDGAR
  16. May 14, 202510-Q EDGAR
  17. Apr 16, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
  18. Apr 16, 2025424B3 EDGAR
  19. Apr 14, 2025CORRESP EDGAR
  20. Apr 14, 2025UPLOAD EDGAR

The 81 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

SEC filer profile

How Oglethorpe Power is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGAROGLETHORPE POWER CORP2
  • CIK0000788816
  • Employer ID (EIN)58-121192518
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company18
  • Incorporated inGeorgia18
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)4911 Electric Services2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Energy & Transportation, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address2100 East Exchange Pl, P O Box 1349, Tucker, GA 30085-13492
  • Phone40427076002
  • Shares outstanding0 as of Jun 30, 202615
  • Public float$0 as of Jun 30, 20255
  • AuditorErnst & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia PCAOB ID 42; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting18
  • On EDGAR sinceMar 31, 19942
  • Filings413 in all: 8-K (187), 10-Q (98), 10-K (31), CORRESP (16), UPLOAD (15), EFFECT (10), S-4 (8), 424B3 (7)2
    All 23 form types

    424B2 (5), 424B5 (5), FWP (5), S-3 (4), U-7D/A (4), 8-K/A (3), S-3/A (3), 10-K405 (2), 10-Q/A (2), S-4/A (2), U-7D (2), 10-K/A (1), 8-A12G (1), REGDEX/A (1), RW (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 27, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 13, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 6, 2026

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Oglethorpe Power names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 27, 2026: 17 risks under these headings, as written.18

  • Facility Ownership, Operation and Construction Risk Factors
  • We are subject to construction risks for projects we are undertaking to meet projected load growth in Georgia.
  • We own nuclear facilities which give rise to environmental, regulatory, financial, operational and other risks.
  • We could be adversely affected if we or third parties operating certain of our co-owned facilities are unable to continue to operate our facilities in a successful manner.
  • If we are unable to obtain an adequate supply of fuel, our ability to operate our facilities could be limited.
  • Georgia is experiencing significant load growth, which is projected to continue over the next several years, which may present risks to the electric system in Georgia and our members.
  • The operational life of some of our generating facilities exposes us to potential costs to continue to meet efficiency, reliability and environmental compliance standards.
  • We and the other co-owners may retire our remaining coal-fired generation units in advance of our currently assumed retirement dates which could result in rate recovery challenges.
  • Financial Risk Factors
  • Our access to, and cost of, capital could be adversely affected by various factors, including market conditions, limitations on the availability of federally-guaranteed loans, federal grants and our credit ratings. Significant constraints on our access to, or increases in our cost of, capital may limit our ability to execute our business plan by impacting our ability to fund capital investments and could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
  • Future capital expenditures are expected to be significant and will continue to increase our debt, which has constrained certain of our financial metrics and may also adversely affect our credit ratings, which would likely increase our borrowing costs and could decrease our access to capital.
  • Changes in fuel prices could have an adverse effect on our cost of electric service.
The other 7 risks
  • Our ability to meet our financial obligations could be adversely affected if our members fail to perform their contractual obligations to us.
  • Regulatory, Legislative and Legal Risk Factors
  • Our costs of compliance with environmental laws and regulations are significant and have increased in recent years. Potential new or stricter environmental laws and regulations, including those designed to address air and water quality, coal combustion residuals and other matters, may result in significant increases in compliance costs or operational restrictions.
  • Legislative and regulatory actions intended to address climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide, may result in significant compliance costs or expenses.
  • General Business Risk Factors
  • Technology and information systems utilized by us, our members and third parties with whom we do business are subject to risk of failure, loss of access or cybersecurity breaches which could affect our ability to operate and expose us to litigation, regulatory action and reputational harm.
  • Advances in power generation and energy storage technologies, including decreasing renewable energy costs and the broad adoption of distributed generation technologies, in our members' service territories could result in the cost of our electric service being less competitive.
  • We are subject to the risk that counterparties may fail to perform their contractual obligations which could adversely affect us.
  • Regardless of our financial condition, investors’ ability to trade our debt securities may be limited by the absence of an active trading market and there is no assurance that any trading market will develop or continue to remain active.

Legal proceedings

See Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.18

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