The Latest Breaking News from Georgia Power

Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors

Georgia Power Co. is urging the state’s utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the company’s new nuclear reactors

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

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

Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise another $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

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

Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost

The first new U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades has begun generating electricity

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Utility begins loading fuel at new Georgia nuclear plant

Workers have begun loading radioactive fuel into a new nuclear reactor in Georgia

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Few states have seen more major gas leaks than Georgia, report finds

Few states see more natural gas leaks from pipelines than Georgia does, according to a new analysis of federal incident data, leading to millions of dollars in damages and at least two deaths here since 2010.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Georgia cooperatives move to freeze nuclear costs at $8.1B

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

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022

Exploring a fossil fuel-free future, Georgia Power tests something new

For most of its 80 years of existence, Plant McDonough-Atkinson — the hulking Georgia Power plant that hugs the Chattahoochee River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta — relied on burning coal to power the city and its sprawling suburbs.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022