...is only one of the plant's owners, says despite construction delays and inflated costs that the doubling of electricity generation at the plant will still benefit its customers."Vogtle 3 and 4 represents the best economic value - up to...

...one-sentence resolution may have started in motion a series of events that could dramatically reshape the state's electricity-generation as well as much of its political landscape. And it was initiated by two of the least-likely politicians...

...reactors. FULLY 50 PERCENT of our nuclear-generated electricity in recent years, or 10 percent of our total electricity generation in the United States, derives from former Soviet weapons. Negotiations between the United States and Russia...

...Legislature had not changed policy to permit Georgia Power to levy financing charges on its customers before electricity generation begins. NATURAL GAS ? Increased nuclear isn't the only way the state is reducing its reliance on coal. New drilling...

...planned."The stats are impressive," Mets said. "Nuclear power accounts for about one-fourth of the total electricity generation in Georgia. In neighboring South Carolina, nuclear production is even higher ? about half of the state's...

...integrated-resource plan, a document it updates every three years. Natural gas has been a growing factor in electricity generation, but it is subject to competing demand from large factories and possible interruptions due to storms in the...

...deputy director of the advocacy group Georgia Watch. She said consumers won't save any money by paying before electricity generation begins. She points to testimony from the company that the only real savings would come if investors in the company's...

...90 million during the two years the programs are in place, partially because of the reduced need to pay for electricity generation. Though many of Georgia Power's suggestions rely on changing consumer behavior around the home, large energy...

...plant ahead of two other Southern Co.-owned plants that also were being considered as sites for expanding electricity generation. "Vogtle was originally designed for more units than it currently has, and we feel like we have the land space...

...minus-259 degrees. The liquid is warmed and turned to gas, which is used for heating and cooking as well as electricity generation. LNG imports account for only about 1 percent of the U.S. gas supply, but Federal Reserve Chairman Alan...