Georgia Power
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Press Releases
Form Energy, Georgia Power Continue Forward With 15-MW Iron-Air Battery System Agreement
Boston, MA – June 12, 2023 – Form Energy Inc. announced today that it is continuing under a definitive agreement with Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), to deploy a 15 megawatt /1500 megawatt-hour iron-air battery system in Georgia, as part of the utility’s plan to integrate additional cost-effective clean […]
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Miss America Talks Importance of Nuclear Power
The U.S. nuclear power industry has an ally with a unique platform to spread the sector’s message of providing reliable, clean electricity. Meet Grace Stanke. She’s not just a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on the final stages of a degree in nuclear engineering. She is also Miss America 2023. “A lot of […]
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Nuclear
Unit 3 at Vogtle Nuclear Plant Reaches 100% Power Output
Georgia Power officials said Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has reached 100% power output, as the first reactor in a two-unit expansion at the site in Waynesboro, Georgia, nears commercial operation. The utility on May 29 said Unit 3 reached its expected output of about 1,100 MW for the first time, as the reactor continues […]
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Nuclear
Vogtle Unit 3 Generates Electricity, Connects to Power Grid
Georgia Power has announced another milestone for the two-unit reactor expansion at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power site, as Unit 3 on April 1 successfully generated electricity for the first time. The utility said the unit has been synchronized and connected to the power grid. The announcement comes after Georgia Power two weeks ago said […]
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Nuclear
Hot Functional Testing Begins on Unit 4 at Vogtle Nuclear Plant
Georgia Power announced that hot functional testing for Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant has begun, as the utility moves closer to bringing both reactors of the two-unit expansion at the facility online. Hot functional testing marks the last series of major tests for Unit 4 prior to the initial loading of fuel […]
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Nuclear
Vogtle 3 Reaches Initial Criticality, Marking Pivotal Nuclear Startup Milestone
Vogtle 3, one of two 1,117-MW Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors Southern Nuclear Operating Co. is building in Georgia, has reached initial criticality. The event marks a pivotal milestone for the Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR)—the first of its kind built in the U.S. “Initial criticality is a key step during the startup testing sequence […]
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Power
Vogtle Unit 3 In-Service Date Slides to May or June
Southern Company said in its annual report filing issued on Feb. 16 that remediating certain equipment and component issues will force the projected in-service date for Plant Vogtle Unit 3 to be pushed out to May or June 2023. “The projected schedule for Unit 3 primarily depends on the progression of final component and pre-operational […]
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Press Releases
Vogtle Unit 4 completes cold hydro testing
ATLANTA, Dec. 7, 2022 — Georgia Power (GPW) today announced the completion of cold hydro testing for Vogtle Unit 4 at the nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga. The completion of cold hydro testing is required to support the last major test remaining for Unit 4, hot functional testing, which is projected to commence by the end […]
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T&D
How to Reduce Risks at Distribution Pole Storage Sites
Working with and around electrical distribution system poles is dangerous. Georgia Power has taken a proactive approach to reducing the risk, keeping safety first in its operations. In the electric utility
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Power
Southern Company Cuts Its Cost Forecast for Vogtle Expansion, Provides Update on Project
In its third quarter 2022 earnings call presentation, Southern Company reduced its “Total project capital cost forecast” for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 to $10.383 billion from $10.453 billion, which is what it had reported in the company’s second quarter 2022 earnings call presentation. The company’s cost estimate reduction doesn’t mean that total project costs […]