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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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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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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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...
More infoBy 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...
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...
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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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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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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...
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...
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