US EditionGeorgia Power completes Plant Vogtle nuclear project
- The new Vogtle reactors are projected to cost Georgia Power and other owners $31 billion, with an added $3.7 billion from Westinghouse, totaling nearly $35 billion.
- Electric customers in Georgia have already paid billions for the costly power plant, initially estimated at $14 billion.
- Regulators approved a 6% rate increase for Georgia Power's customers to cover remaining $7.56 billion costs at Vogtle.
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A Small Miracle: Georgia Power Opens a New Nuclear Power Plant
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A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price
ATLANTA (AP) — The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation, capping a project that cost billions more and took years longer than originally projected.
A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price
The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation, capping a project that cost billions more and took years longer than originally projected.Georgia Power Co. and fellow owners announced the milestone Monday for Plant Vogtle's Unit 4, which joins an earlier new reactor southeast of Augusta in splitting atoms to make carbon-free electricity.Unit 3 began commercial operation last summer, joining two older reactors …
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The TelegraphGeorgia Power completes Vogtle nuclear project. Unit 4 to supply energy to half million
The project originally was due to be completed in 2016 and 2017 but encountered a series of delays that drove up the cost to more than double the $14 billion anticipated by Georgia Power in 2009.
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