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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
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
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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  • Associated Press
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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Georgia Power deal sets $1.8B rate increase over 3 years

Georgia Power Co. and regulatory staff have reached an agreement that would give the electric utility a $1.8 billion rate increase over three years. That's a little above the midpoint between the $2.9 billion that the electric utility proposed and the $529 million that staff said was justified.

December 15, 2022
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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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The Public Service Commission will vote in 2022 on Georgia Power’s plans for the costly cleaning up of coal-ash and a request for a 12% rate hike of electricity rates.

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Hearings begin on Georgia Power proposal to raise rates 12%

State regulators begin hearings Tuesday on Georgia Power Co.'s request to raise rates by 12% over the next three years. The hearings are likely to see clashes over how much profit the utility should earn and how much solar panel owners should be paid.

September 27, 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 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
Front end loaders are dwarfed by the coal field at Georgia Power's Plant Scherer.

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Regulators amend and then approve Georgia Power energy plan

Georgia utility regulators on Thursday approved a plan that would shut down a number of Georgia Power Co.'s coal-fired power plants, but keep two units at a Cartersville power plant around until at least 2025.

July 22, 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 proposes 12% increase in bills, with 2023 leap

Georgia Power Co. wants to raise customer bills 12% over the next three years. The company says in a rate filing with state regulators Friday that the extra $2.8 billion it wants to collect would pay for system improvements, higher costs and higher profits.

June 24, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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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Southern Co. Expects New Plant Vogtle Delays As PSC Weighs Tab

The Georgia Public Service Commission will soon decide whether to sign off on the $670 million in construction costs over the final six months of 2020, a tab that could eventually get passed onto customer’s electric bills. 

May 03, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Plant Bowen

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Report: Close Georgia Power Coal Plants Faster To Avoid Climate Crisis

A new environmental report says that Georgia Power’s parent company and other regional utilities are not doing enough to reduce greenhouse emissions to avoid climate disaster.

April 22, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Plant Scherer

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Sierra Club Report Card Hands Georgia Power's Climate Plan Failing Grades

Georgia’s largest electric public utility and its parent company received failing grades in an advocacy group’s new report sizing up the climate plans of the country’s regulated utilities.

January 26, 2021
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  • Jill Nolin
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks over towards U.S. President Donald Trump as Trump speaks during their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland.

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Political Rewind: Cracking Open a Russian Troll Farm

On this edition of "Political Rewind," we’ve heard a lot about Russian tampering with our elections but what visible evidence has been seen that it’s...

August 10, 2018
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  • Robert Jimison

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