Today we mark another historic milestone for our company, the state of Georgia and the nation as we completed the expansion of the Vogtle nuclear generation plant to include Unit 3 and now Unit 4. This achievement not only exemplifies the power of collaboration, but also our unwavering commitment to getting this project done and getting it done right. Thank you to our employees, our co-owners, labor partners, contractors and stakeholders. We are proud that Plant Vogtle stands as the largest clean energy producer in the U.S. This achievement represents a long-term investment that will benefit our customers for decades to come. These new Vogtle units will enhance the reliability, resiliency and affordability of our system as we work to achieve our goal to be net zero by 2050.
Exciting News from Plant Vogtle! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce a monumental achievement not only for Georgia but for the entire United States. The expansion project at #PlantVogtle has reached a significant milestone - Vogtle Unit 4 has entered commercial operation and is powering Georgia! This milestone means that Plant Vogtle is the largest generator of clean energy in the United States! All four units are up and running, contributing to a brighter, cleaner future for everyone. We couldn’t be more energized about this announcement, and as our CEO Kim Greene said, “It’s an exciting time to be a Georgian!” Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/eMbHRkXD #PlantVogtle #GeorgiaPower #Innovation #SustainableFuture
Congrats to the Southern Nuclear team in achieving this important milestone for our industry and our country.
Congratulations to the amazing team that worked so hard to achieve this groundbreaking project.
As a SO shareholder and advocate for the cleanest power available today at reliable large, scale go team. This is an example of focusing on delivering power responsibly. This is what the vast majority of shareholders and employees want. Focus on delivering power and don't let Blackrock and others distract SO from this mission with peripheral, non-value adding distractions.
Yes, that is exciting news! As per AP News, "The overall project is seven years late and $17 billion over budget. Vogtle’s costs and delays could deter other utilities from building nuclear plants, even though they generate electricity without releasing climate-changing carbon emissions. Currently, all the owners are projected to pay more than $31 billion in capital and financing costs, Associated Press calculations show. Add in $3.7 billion that original contractor Westinghouse paid to the Vogtle owners to quit building the reactors, and the total nears $35 billion."
This was great to see that finally both new units were up and in commercial operation. My family is from Waynesboro Georgia and it has transformed our little town completely. With a large influx of transient people to all of the new employment in the area, it has been great. I can't wait to come up and perform some NDT inspections to keep the plants efficient. Thank you for the great update.
Congratulations to Chris Womack and the entire Vogtle team for your determination in building and bringing these units online. #nuclearpower
Chris ~ securing the place for clean, safe nuclear energy is a key part of our zero-carbon future. Leadership focused on environmental stewardship are solving waste storage issues. Nuclear ☢️ power helps assure that wind, solar & battery storage has the voltage support needed for reliability. Chris ~ Keep going! [email protected] 704.641.4417
I started my professional career construction a nuclear power plant in 1981. Loved every minute of it.
Its great to hear more nuclear plants are coming online. They are badly needed if we want to keep expanding our power demands.
President, Plant Solutions, Westinghouse Electric Company
4moCongratulations to Southern, Plant Vogtle’s co-owners, SNC, Bechtel, and the tens of thousands of people who helped make this happen. Looking forward to seeing more AP1000s come on the grid in the future!