Tax Overhaul Plan Does Not Include Nuclear Tax Credits That Would Help Vogtle

Georgia regulators will vote next week on whether to allow construction to continue on the controversial Plant Vogtle project. 

John Bazemore / Associated Press file

The federal tax overhaul plan no longer includes an extension of a deadline for Georgia Power to receive tax credits for its controversial nuclear expansion project.

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The nuclear production tax credit, as it stands now, requires new reactors to be in service by the end of 2020. Georgia Power expects the Vogtle reactors to be completed after that date.