By WSB-TV ATLANTA — Georgia’s Plant Vogtle Unit four-nuclear power system entered commercial operation on Monday, feeding the electricity to the grid. This puts Georgia on the map as the largest generator of clean energy in the entire country. Channel 2′s...
More infoAnother Vogtle reactor issue will delay new unit’s operation
By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Unit 3 was expected to be operational by the end of the first quarter, but cooling system problem creates new delay Georgia Power said Wednesday that “vibrations” were discovered within the cooling system of...
More infoStarting next year, customers will pay higher Georgia Power bills
GA Power customers will see about a 12% increase over the next three years
More info‘Completely out of line’: Georgia Power proposes 12% rate hike, could raise bills by $14 in 2023
Liz Coyle with watchdog group Georgia Watch says even more increases are likely to come.
More infoAs Vogtle’s nuclear units move toward completion, rate hikes lie ahead
By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — The two new nuclear reactors under construction at Plant Vogtle remain on track to begin generating electricity next year, Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear staff said Tuesday in the companies’ latest...
More infoGeorgia Power pushed to expand solar program as state regulators consider 12% rate hike request
By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder — Another round of hearings in Georgia Power’s rate case concluded Thursday with the final day dominated by a debate over whether the utility should expand its popular rooftop solar program. Georgia Power is pushing for...
More infoGeorgia Power watchdogs next up in rate case hearings
By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service — ATLANTA — In late September, Georgia Power executives explained during several days of hearings before the state Public Service Commission why the Atlanta-based utility needs a nearly 12% rate increase over the...
More infoGeorgia Power begins loading fuel into one of Plant Vogtle’s new units
By Drew Kann and Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Company says it expects Unit 3 to be in service by the first quarter of 2023 WAYNESBORO — Georgia Power announced Friday that engineers at Plant Vogtle have begun loading fuel into the...
More infoHearings on Georgia Power rate increase begin Tuesday
By Molly Samuel and Emily Jones, WABE — Georgia Power wants to raise customers’ bills over the next three years, starting with a jump in January that would add up to about $14 a month for a typical residential customer, according to the company. Hearings...
More infoPSC approves Georgia Power energy plan
By Orlando Montoya, GPB — Thursday afternoon, state energy regulators approved a plan outlining Georgia Power’s energy strategy for the next two decades. The plan effects how the company sources its power and how much 2.7 million Georgians will pay...
More infoGeorgia Power wants 12% rate hike for customers to fund distribution improvements
By T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square — Georgia Power wants to invest billions in transmission and distribution improvements, and the proposed upgrades will cost ratepayers. The company asked the Georgia Public Service Commission to approve an...
More infoFederal trial starts claiming Black voters disenfranchised by Georgia PSC elections
By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder — Georgia Power’s plan to saddle its customers with a 12% electricity rate hike over the next three years will be decided by a Public Service Commission that’s the focus of a federal trial this week that claims Black...
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