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Utility regulators approve plan for Georgia Power to add new generating capacity
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. got the go-ahead Tuesday to build and buy more electrical generation from the Georgia Public Service Commission, despite questions from environmentalists about the demand forecast driving the move and who say it's unwise to let the company burn more fossil fuels....
Georgia Power makes deal for more electrical generation, pledging downward rate pressure
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. announced a deal with regulatory staff to build and buy more electrical generation ahead of schedule on Wednesday, pledging that the deal will reduce rates for existing customers. “We expect the revenues associated with energy sales to incremental...
Southern Co.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Southern Co. (SO) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $855 million. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 78 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 64 cents per share. ...
Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity
ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Wednesday, a key step toward providing carbon-free electricity. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. said operators reached self-sustaining nuclear...
Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. said Thursday that vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power. Plant Vogtle's Unit 4 now will not start commercial operation until sometime in the second quarter of 2024,...
