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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Georgia cooperatives move to freeze nuclear costs at $8.1B

© 2019 Michael Holahan / The Augusta Chronicle

One of the owners of a nuclear power plant being expanded in Georgia says it's shifting overruns to Georgia Power Co. in exchange for giving up a sliver of its ownership.

Oglethorpe Power Corp. which provides power to 38 electric cooperatives, said Saturday that it has exercised a contractual option to freeze its costs for Plant Vogtle at $8.1 billion.

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