Georgia Power

Georgia Power - Wed May 06, 2026

Georgia Power Begins Construction of Battery Storage System

Georgia Power recently started construction on a new 260 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Jefferson County, Ga. just outside of the city of Wadley. The project, approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), is located beside the existing third-party owned Wadley solar facility and near existing transmission infrastructure....

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed May 01, 2024

After 15 Years, Georgia Finally Completes Expansion of Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant

The second new nuclear unit at Plant Vogtle has entered commercial service, Georgia Power announced April 29, marking the end of the 15-year expansion of the nuclear power facility near Augusta, a project beset by years of delays and cost overruns....

PR Newswire - Wed March 15, 2023

Georgia's Largest Project Reaches Critical Milestone

Georgia Power has announced that Vogtle Unit 3, which crews from Bechtel have been diligently working to complete, has safely reached initial criticality. Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence and demonstrates that — for the first time —operators have safely started the nuclear reaction inside the reactor....

Associated Press - Tue September 25, 2018

The Latest: Georgia Nuclear Plant Gets Tentative Up Vote

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on budget overruns in construction of a Georgia nuclear power facility (all times local):8:00 p.m. The nation's only major nuclear power plant under construction appears to still be alive after the owners voted to push forward despite another multibillion-dollar cost overrun....

Wed December 27, 2017

Video: Major Concrete Placement Completed for Vogtle Unit 4

Significant progress continued the week of Dec. 18 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion site near Waynesboro, Ga., with the placement of nearly 1,300 cu. yds. of concrete inside the Unit 4 containment vessel....

Emily Buenzle - Tue August 29, 2017

Georgia Power Weighs Options as Power Plant Construction Costs Skyrocket

Construction at a Georgia nuclear power plant faces an uncertain future as Georgia Power assess the cost of completing the project — and the cost of cancelling it entirely. Westinghouse Electric Co., was the main contractor for Plant Vogtle's two new nuclear reactors, but after the company filed for bankruptcy in March, it gave Georgia Power a $3.68 billion payout to step in, Savannah Now reported....