Two of the co-owners of new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle have sued Georgia Power over their share of the mounting costs. The project is currently forecast to total $30 billion, double its original price tag.
The lawsuits don’t affect the construction of units three and four at Plant Vogtle, just who pays for it.
Oglethorpe Power Corporation, which supplies power to electric membership corporations around the state, and Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, which supplies 49 cities, both want to freeze their payments for the project. In exchange, they’d each own a smaller share of the reactors.
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