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Georgia Power announced a surprise deal that would allow the utility to carry out a massive expansion just before hearings on the plan were due to begin Wednesday.
Georgia Power has asked the Georgia Public Service Commission to certify — essentially, give the green light to build or buy — a slate of energy resources totaling nearly five times the output of the recently-built nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.
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