Georgia power nuclear construction. Georgia power owns two nuclear facilities hatch and vogtle which provide about 20 percent of the electricity used in georgia. Thats why certain 501c3 organizations can apply for a georgia power grant. Georgia powers rates remain well below the national average.
Georgia power has ordered the first nuclear fuel load for vogtle unit 3 the first nuclear fuel order to be placed in more than 30 years for a newly designed reactor in the us. 1 2020 by associated press wire service content aug. By associated press wire service content aug.
The costs of expanding georgia powers nuclear plant are growing. The company is an investor owned tax paying utility serving 23 million customers in 155 of 159 counties in georgia. Georgia power is dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve.
Georgia power has contracted with global engineering construction and project management firm bechtel to manage daily construction efforts. The project lined up billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees and hundreds of millions. Southern nuclear also operates alabama powers farley nuclear plant.
Each unit has a westinghouse pressurized water reactor pwr with a general electric. The nuclear construction cost recovery rider is a surcharge created by state legislative mandate sb 31 passed in the 2010 general assembly that became effective january 1 2011 to recover financing costs associated with the construction of two new nuclear units at plant vogtle. Find out if you qualify.
The fuel order marks another significant milestone at the vogtle nuclear expansion near waynesboro georgia. Vogtle electric generating plant also known as plant vogtle v o el is a 2 unit nuclear power plant located in burke county near waynesboro georgia in the southeastern united statesit is named after a former alabama power and southern company board chairman alvin vogtle. Georgia power has described the vogtle expansion as the largest construction project in state history.
Bechtel will work under the direction of southern nuclear the southern company subsidiary which operates the existing units at plant vogtle. Vogtle unit 3 is expected in service in may 2021 with unit 4 coming online the following year according to georgia power and southern nuclear companys aggressive site work plan.