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Thu., February 9, 2012 7:18pm
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday approved the final construction permit for work to begin building two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.
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Wed., February 8, 2012 3:00pm
Federal nuclear regulators are set to vote Thursday on approving construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last year approved the design Southern Company is using to add two new reactors at its east Georgia facility. Now the commission is set to give its final OK for construction and operation.
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Thu., February 2, 2012 5:00pm
Nuclear power plant expansions are moving forward in the South while they are stalled or have been scrapped in other parts of the country. The South's politics have a lot to do with that trend. Lawmakers here prefer regulated markets and smooth the way for expensive new reactors.
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Tue., January 31, 2012 3:00pm
The owners of a Savannah solar electric firm are challenging Georgia Power to sue them. Company officials want to test monopoly utility laws preventing Georgians from generating their own electricity. The company is calling itself Lower Rates for Customers.
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Fri., December 16, 2011 3:45pm
EPA wants to cut mercury emissions from power plants by 91 percent. Georgia Power says the deadline will be difficult to meet. EPA says rule change will create jobs and improve health.
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Tue., November 22, 2011 1:23pm
Georgia Power executives say construction costs for the planned expansion of Plant Vogtle are $42 million over budget. The overall project, however, is $18 million underbudget because of lower financing costs.
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Wed., November 16, 2011 3:50pm
Report ranks Georgia number eight for the amount of water used to create energy. Union of Concerned Scientists says water resources are stressed. Georgia Power opening new water resource center to improve conservation.
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Fri., November 11, 2011 2:30pm
A new report shows rebates and incentives are much greater in other parts of the U.S. Some electric utilities invest fifty times more than Georgia Power. Savings goals are not being met.
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Wed., November 2, 2011 5:01am
A typical Georgia Power customer will pay an extra 57 cents next year to finance the construction of a nuclear power plant, less than the utility earlier estimated. But customers will pay steeper-than-expected charges in the following years.
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Tue., October 18, 2011 3:32pm
Georgia’s solar industry says an old state law is stifling Georgians’ access to the energy resource. And a push is on to get lawmakers to change it. The state’s 1973 Territorial Electric Service Act prohibits anyone from selling power—except to a utility. Utility companies say it’s a vital law to protect their infrastructure investment and ensure customer protection.
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