By this time in 2023, the first new nuclear reactor built in three decades should be powering Georgia homes. But that was supposed to be the case six years ago.
Now chronic delays at Plant Vogtle have upped the price tag from 14 billion dollars originally, to more than 30 billion.
Southeast Correspondent for E&E News Kristi Swartz reported the latest sticky cost overages that came to light, and how those costs will or won’t lead to more delays or impact Southern Company and Georgia Power customers.
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