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Georgia regulators are considering Georgia Power’s proposal to raise electricity rates to pay for the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. Under a deal the Public Service Commission is considering, monthly bills would increase by just under $9 for the typical residential customer.
During hearings on Monday and Tuesday, Georgia Power officials, commissioners and several public commenters applauded the nearly complete project, which is the first new nuclear power project in the US in decades.
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