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News Articles: Plant Vogtle

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
Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, burns coal to generate electricity on Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. The company on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, asked state regulators to allow it to collect billions more from customers beginning in June to pay for the increased costs of coal and natural gas.

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Fuel costs could drive up Georgia Power bills by another 17%

Georgia Power Co. bills could go up another 17% in June to cover the higher costs of natural gas and coal. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. told regulators Tuesday that it needs to collect billions more to pay for the fuel it burns to generate electricity for its 2.7 million customers.

March 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Georgia nuclear plant again delayed at cost of $200M more

Georgia Power Co. has again delayed the projected startup for two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta, saying its share of the costs will rise by an additional $200 million.

February 17, 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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  • Associated Press
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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  • Associated Press
Front end loaders are dwarfed by the coal field at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

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Georgia Power settles with 1 co-owner in Vogtle dispute

Georgia Power Co. says it will pay at least $76 million to settle a lawsuit with a co-owner over who will pay for cost overruns at the Vogtle nuclear power plant. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. has settled with the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia.

September 30, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Preston Thomas, a lawyer for the Georgia Public Service Commission, recommends to state regulators during a hearing Sept. 15, 2022, that 25 applicants who wanted to become official parties in the Georgia Power rate case should either work under the umbrella of an environmental justice agency or speak during the public comment periods. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Power

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Georgia Power rate hike plan gets days in the sun as utility plans to hand customers the tab

Georgia Power’s proposal for a $200 increase to the average household’s yearly electricity costs is set to kick into high gear with a series of public airings before state regulators beginning Tuesday.

September 26, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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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  • Associated Press
Approximately 5,000 workers will be employed while constructing Unit 3 and Unit 4 at Vogtle.

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Co-owners sue Georgia Power in $695M Vogtle contract dispute

The owners of a majority share of a nuclear power plant being expanded in Georgia are suing lead owner Georgia Power Co. They claim Georgia Power is trying to bilk them out of nearly $700 million by unilaterally changing a contract.

June 21, 2022
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks during a press event at the construction site of Vogtle Units 3 and 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Friday, March 22, 2019 in Waynesboro, Ga. Georgia Power Co.’s parent company announced more cost overruns and schedule delays to the project on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.

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Georgia nuclear plant's cost now forecast to top $30 billion

A nuclear power plant being built in Georgia is now projected to cost its owners more than $30 billion. A financial report from one of the owners on Friday pushed the cost of Plant Vogtle near Augusta to a forecast cost of $30.34 billion.

May 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Plant Vogtle

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State senator pitches lower-cost financing for Plant Vogtle expansion

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 Tuesday.

February 23, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Aerial view of Plant Vogtle

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What ratepayers should know about the Plant Vogtle expansion

If you feel like you keep reading the same story about the expansion of Plant Vogtle, the only new nuclear power under construction in the U.S., you’re not exactly wrong.

January 06, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Unit 3 Plant Vogtle

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Plant Vogtle project hits another delay

Recently discovered “construction quality” issues mean the first of two new nuclear reactors being built at the plant south of Augusta may not be completed before February 2023.

December 03, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Plant Vogtle

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As Vogtle's Costs Rise, Changes Near For Reviewing Project's Runaway Expenses

 

State regulators will consider signing off Tuesday on a plan marking a significant shift in how cost overruns are handled for Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle expansion, which is already billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. 

August 17, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Plant Vogtle

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Plant Vogtle Monitors Predict More Nuclear Plant Expansion Delays

Plant Vogtle’s first new nuclear reactor may not start producing energy for Georgia consumers until at least next June, which would be a longer delay than Georgia Power predicted just last month.

June 09, 2021
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  • Jill Nolin
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