Southwire’s ongoing collaboration with utility provider Georgia Power has led to a federal funding grant to enhance the electrical Grid throughout the state of Georgia, including the installation Southwire's C7® Overhead Conductor. Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company and serves 2.7 million customers across Georgia. 

Georgia Power, a longstanding customer of Southwire, has received a grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) as a part of the Grid Resilience Innovation Partnership (GRIP) program. The $160 million grant will serve as an investment in grid enhancement in the state of Georgia. 

Funding from the GRIP program is allocated for enhancing grid capabilities with advanced conductors, addressing the need within the electrical industry to expand transmission through utilizing advanced technology in existing pathways. Southwire’s aluminum-conductor composite-supported (ACCS) technology is the perfect fit for a cost-effective strategy to supply power via existing infrastructure.

“Thanks to this grant, Southwire's technology will be used to bring resolutions to the ongoing industry need for expansion of transmission here in our home state of Georgia,” said Norman Adkins, Southwire’s chief operating officer. “We are proud to work with our industry colleagues at Georgia Power as we bring this investment to life.”

Southwire is not only responsible for the ACCS technology and C7® product that will be used in this project. The company also endorsed Georgia Power’s application to the DOE, signaling a collaboration with the utility provider with the potential to inspire future similar partnerships among peers to continue this innovation.

"We know our customers depend on us to make the investments needed in the state's power grid to ensure that we provide the energy resilience and reliability they value and expect, while keeping energy prices affordable," said Fran Forehand, senior vice president of Transmission for Georgia Power. "Leveraging federal funding and working with the DOE to integrate innovative technology is a great example of how we do this. Thanks to the robust and long-term planning process we have in place with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), the investments we're making in a smarter and more resilient power grid are showing value for our customers during extreme weather events such as Hurricane Helene, and every day."
 

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