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How the Vogtle Nuclear Expansion’s Costs Escalated

September 24, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, cost overruns, delays, Georgia Power, History, jea, meag, news, Nuclear, nuclear new build, opc, southern, Technology, timeline, Vogtle

The project to expand the two-unit Plant Vogtle nuclear power station in Georgia with two new AP1000 reactors has suffered debilitating delays and mounting costs. The project is owned by four partners: Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power (45.7%), Oglethorpe Power Corp. (OPC, 30%), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power, 22.7%), and Dalton Utilities (1.6%). Units […]

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Vogtle’s Escalating Costs Concern Lawmakers, Stakeholders

September 20, 2018 admin Business, dalton, ferc, finance, Georgia, Georgia Power, jea, Markets, meag, news, Nuclear, opc, psc, Vogtle, Westinghouse

The Vogtle nuclear expansion’s “ever-escalating” cost is concerning several members of Georgia’s General Assembly, according to a letter sent to partners building the much-delayed project. Twenty lawmakers from both houses of state government—19 Republicans and one Democrat—sent a letter to the board of directors at Georgia Power Co., Oglethorpe Power Co. (OPC), and Municipal Electric […]

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