Georgia Power Co. said Tuesday that delays in completing testing means the first new unit at Plant Vogtle is now unlikely to start generating electricity before January at the earliest.
Georgia Power, a subsidiary Atlanta-based Southern Company, had in recent years been aiming to complete the first unit in November, but officials told investors last month that it would probably be finished in December.
Company officials said Tuesday that testing began in late April, would take three weeks longer than expected and is unlikely to be completed before late June, adding more time to construction and startup.
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