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Georgia Public Service Commissioner Jason Shaw has said he embraced biomass energy after the South Georgia resident witnessed the large number of fallen trees and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in 2019. File photo

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Critics blast Georgia Power plan to burn wood for fuel as critics warn of costs, pollution

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote Sept. 17 on Georgia Power’s proposal to burn wood pellets and other organic materials to generate energy and has raised environmental concerns and high costs being passed on to customers.

September 02, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The five Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission meet Dec. 19, 2023, in Atlanta. The U.S. Supreme Court, Monday, June 24, 2024, declined to hear a challenge to the statewide election of commissioners, which should allow stalled commission elections to resume in 2025.

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Supreme Court won’t hear case claiming discrimination in Georgia Public Service Commission elections

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear a case challenging Georgia’s system of electing utility regulators statewide, a decision likely to clear the way for resuming elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission.

June 26, 2024
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Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, is a Coal power station, operating, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved a deal on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 that allows the company to contract for or build additional generation capacity.

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Utility regulators approve plan for Georgia Power to add new generating capacity

Regulators are approving Georgia Power's plan to build and buy more electrical generation ahead of schedule. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to approve an agreement negotiated between the utility and commission staff.

April 16, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A map of the Shoals Road area and the proposed rail spur. Jan Smith said she's worried most for the neighborhood near the center of the map, homes to which the train will come closest.

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Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread property law implications

A hearing has begun to help determine whether a Georgia railroad can legally condemn property to build a rail line. The Georgia Public Service Commission began hearing testimony on Monday.

November 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Reactor number 3 and it's cooling tower stands at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. The nuclear plant has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power Co. said Monday, March 6, 2023, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in decades in the United States.

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Georgia Power customers could see monthly bills rise $9 to pay for the Vogtle nuclear plant

Residential customers of Georgia's largest electrical utility could see their bills rise by $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Georgia Power Co. says customers would pay $7.56 billion more for Plant Vogtle construction.

August 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A turbine that generates electricity using steam heated by nuclear fission sits at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Friday, June 16, 2023, that the turbine's hydrogen cooling system had a problem with its seal, pushing back the commercial operation date of Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, to July.

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Utilities begin loading radioactive fuel into a second new reactor at Georgia nuclear plant

Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia. Georgia Power Co. and co-owners said Thursday that they are transferring fuel into Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta.

August 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Reactor number 3 and it's cooling tower stands at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. The nuclear plant has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power Co. said Monday, March 6, 2023, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in decades in the United States.

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Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time

A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors. Georgia Power Co. announced the key step toward reaching commercial operation on Monday. The utility and other owners are building the first two nuclear reactors constructed from scratch in the United States in decades.

March 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4

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Georgia nuclear plant startup delayed due to vibrating pipe

Startup of a nuclear power plant in Georgia will be delayed after its operator found a vibrating pipe in its cooling system. Georgia Power Co., the lead owner of Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, announced the delay Wednesday.

January 12, 2023
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Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen releases steam as it generates electricity from burning coal on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. The electric utility and regulatory staff agreed to a deal on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 to raise rates by $1.8 billion over three years starting in January.

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State regulators approve $1.8B Georgia Power rate increase

The Georgia Public Service Commission approved a $1.8 billion Georgia Power Co. rate increase Tuesday, raising rates by 12% over three years. The move came after four commissioners tweaked a settlement between the utility and commission staff to give the company more of what it wanted.

December 20, 2022
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Aerial image of Vogtle 3 & 4.

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Utility begins loading fuel at new Georgia nuclear plant

Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a new nuclear reactor in Georgia. The announcement Friday by utilities means the first new nuclear reactor built in decades in the United States is on track to begin generating electricity in coming months.

October 14, 2022
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Front end loaders are dwarfed by the coal field at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

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Georgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor

Federal regulators say a nuclear power plant being built in Georgia can begin loading radioactive fuel into one of its two new reactors. It's a key step toward generating electricity at the first new nuclear reactor built in decades in the United States.

August 03, 2022
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Yellow front end loaders are dwarfed by piled coal in front of Georgia Power's Plant Scherer in Juliette.

Georgia Power Rate Hike Approved By Public Service Commissioners

Starting next year, Georgia Power customers will see an average increase of $6 a month on their power bills. That’s just one of a couple of increases...

December 18, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell
L-R Homeowner Eric Byas and Chaia Lews with Creative Solar talk to one of Byas' neighbors about residential solar power.

Does Residential Solar Pay Off?

When the Public Service Commission wraps up its once-every-three-year energy plan later this month, it expects to announce a massive increase in solar...

July 10, 2019
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  • Josephine Bennett

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