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HomeTag: consumer energy program

Georgia Power wants 12% rate hike for customers to fund distribution improvements

7 days ago by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Georgia 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...

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Federal trial starts claiming Black voters disenfranchised by Georgia PSC elections

7 days ago by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Federal 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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Georgia Power presents plan to reduce reliance on coal, boost use of renewables

April 7, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Georgia Power presents plan to reduce reliance on coal, boost use of renewables

By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat — Executives from Georgia Power Co. outlined the utility’s planned mix of power-generating sources for the next 20 years in hearings this week before the state Public Service Commission (PSC). In 18 hours of testimony over...

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What to expect in the hearings that will shape Georgia’s energy future

April 4, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
What to expect in the hearings that will shape Georgia’s energy future

By Drew Kann, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution — State utility regulators today will begin vetting Georgia Power’s plans for generating and delivering electricity over the next two decades, kicking off a series of hearings that could have a major influence...

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State senator pitches lower-cost financing for Plant Vogtle expansion

February 28, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0

By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat — Allowing Georgia Power to finance the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion and other large projects through ratepayer-backed bonds could save customers hundreds of millions of dollars, supporters told a state Senate committee...

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First new US nuclear reactors in 30 years hit by another six-month delay

February 18, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0

By 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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Georgia’s Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion hit with new delays, costs

February 17, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Georgia’s Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion hit with new delays, costs

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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Add Energy Efficiency to Decarbonization Plan, Advocates Tell Georgia Power

February 17, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Add Energy Efficiency to Decarbonization Plan, Advocates Tell Georgia Power

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...

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Georgia Power plan ends coal, but doesn’t do enough for efficiency, climate, critics say

February 7, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Georgia Power plan ends coal, but doesn’t do enough for efficiency, climate, critics say

By Abraham Kenmore, Augusta Chronicle — Georgia Power grabbed headlines with its Integrated Resource Plan on Jan. 31. The proposal for how the energy company plans to run for the next three years included shutting down almost all of its coal and oil plants...

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Nuclear power: CO2 fix or cost disaster?

February 4, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Nuclear power: CO2 fix or cost disaster?

By Kristi E. Swartz, Energywire — President Biden’s plan to decarbonize the U.S. electricity sector by 2035 could give a boost to nuclear power, but that may hinge on two key questions: Can carbon targets really incentivize the technology, and can it...

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How Georgia nuclear project’s big finish went so wrong

January 4, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
How Georgia nuclear project’s big finish went so wrong

By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Early in 2021, crews at Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion site at Plant Vogtle were struggling to find all the leaks in a pool built to hold spent, highly radioactive fuel. They added air pressure under...

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Nuclear Plant Price Doubles to $28.5B as Other Owners Balk

November 5, 2021 by Georgia Watch 0 0 0

By 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...

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