Georgia Power’s three-year plan to meet the state’s energy needs is due to be filed with state regulators by Jan. 31 and marks the start of a yearlong discussion of a wide array of energy topics.
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Plant Vogtle remains a controversy as Biden, Congress fund nuclear expansion
As Congress and the Biden administration support the nuclear power industry with $8.5 billion, the Plant Vogtle construction project remains over budget, behind schedule and the subject of watchdog criticism.
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New EPA administrator faces DeKalb County sewage spills, coal ash
DeKalb County’s discharge of raw sewage is one of the first issues facing the newly appointed EPA administrator for the Southeast. Coal ash is right behind sewage.
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Rural residents applaud broadband expansion as rollout begins in earnest
The rollout of broadband in rural Georgia is spurring comments of happiness and hope, and a sense of urgency, on Facebook posts from individuals who see the 21st century arriving at their door in the form of a new cable.
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Plant Vogtle milestone: A rate hike request related to pending start of reactor
A new chapter in the saga of Plant Vogtle has commenced. The issue is whether Georgia Power customers will or won’t pay an extra $235 million a year in capital costs to build the nuclear plant, or if the rate hike request will be delayed.
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Plant Vogtle: Georgia’s shame
By Guest Columnist PATTY DURAND, president of Cool Planet Solutions
Georgia Power has the only nuclear plant under construction in the United States, which I call “Georgia’s Shame.” It is shameful that the timeline the utility provided to regulators, investors and the public – those of us paying for this plant – is now six years behind schedule. And it is shameful that the utility’s cost estimates for this plant were off by a shocking 100%: The original cost estimate for the two new units was $14 billion, and 2021 costs are near or at $30 billion.
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Plant Vogtle enters its third presidential administration as costs, delays hover
The next definitive update on Plant Vogtle’s cost and opening date is due in February. Until then, ratepayers are sifting through testimony from a monitor whose report conflicts with statements from the company.
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Georgia Power’s new rate program may raise prices for some residential customers
Paycheck-to-paycheck workers may be especially vulnerable to higher-than-standard power bills after a new rate program for Georgia Power takes effect Jan. 1, 2021, according to the consumer advocacy group Georgia Watch.
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Singing the blues: Down-ballot Republicans tossed in runoff hopper with Senate races
Pity the poor down-ballot Republican, caught in the crossfire of a national political battle.
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Rising number of power shut-offs adds to stress, mental health concerns
The rising number of power disconnects and accounts past due in Georgia is a reality check as a new survey shows financial stress is a serious threat to the nation’s mental health.
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Coal ash: Ga. Power’s new disposal fee should be reviewed, Sierra Club says in court filing
The Sierra Club on Thursday asked a Fulton County Superior Court judge to order the state’s utility regulator to review its decision to allow Georgia Power to raise rates to pay for the disposition of coal ash – in part because terms of disposal are still pending approval from the state.
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Georgia nuclear plant vote gets day in court, brought by folks asking for more days in court
A judge is deciding what future there may be in a court case over how state regulators acted when they voted to continue the life of a late, over-budget nuclear power plant expansion.
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State Sen. Chuck Hufstelter questions financial plan for Plant Vogtle
At Friday morning’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable (SART), State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome) strongly criticized the financial plan to pay for the two new nuclear power plants at Plant Vogtle.
Hufstetler, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, openily criticized Senate Bill 31 that passed in 2009 that approved the financial plan for Plant Vogtle. It was called the Georgia Nuclear Energy Financing Act, which permitted the utility to begin recovering the costs of financing the construction of the new nuclear plants from consumers before they came on line.
