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...
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GA Power customers will see about a 12% increase over the next three years
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Liz Coyle with watchdog group Georgia Watch says even more increases are likely to come.
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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...
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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...
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By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Power spent more than $500 million dollars on the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in the first half of this year and it may take another $1 billion to complete the project, the company said...
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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 infoBy Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner — Southern Co., the electric utility overseeing the expansion of Georgia’s Plant Vogtle nuclear facility, announced another delay to the project on Thursday, the latest in a series of costly and frustrating blows...
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By Tamar Hallerman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Atlanta-based Southern Company records $920M loss for new nuclear units in 4Q Southern Company, the electric utility overseeing the beleaguered Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, said...
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By The Energy Mix – Georgia Power plans to shut down nearly all its oil and coal plants in favour of natural gas and solar over the next three years, but critics say the utility needs to put greater emphasis on energy efficiency projects. “The cleanest...
More infoBy Jeff Amy, Associated Press – ATLANTA (AP) — The cost of two nuclear reactors being built in Georgia is now $28.5 billion, more than twice the original price tag, and the other owners of Plant Vogtle argue Georgia Power Co. has triggered...
More infoBy Abraham Kenmore – The voices debating when and how much of Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 expansion costs can be passed along to consumers in the form of electric bills include more than just the Georgia Public Service Commission and...
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