Ga. Nuclear Bill, No Longer About Vogtle, Clears Committee

A proposed bill doesn’t limit how much Georgia Power customers have to pay to build Plant Vogtle, but it would affect future nuclear power plants.

John Bazemore / Associated Press file

A proposed bill that would have limited how much Georgia Power customers have to pay to help build nuclear Plant Vogtle doesn’t do that anymore. Now the bill affects any future nuclear power plants but doesn’t change things for Vogtle.

The original version had been waiting for a committee hearing but hadn’t gotten one.

This version will still have an impact, said state Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, the Rome Republican who introduced the bill.