The Public Service Commission has started its review of an expansion of Georgia's Power's nuclear generating plant in east Georgia. Georgia Power wants to build two 1,100-megawatt nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, which is already home to two reactors. The expansion would make the plant along the Savannah River southeast of Augusta one of the nation's largest generators of nuclear power. The PSC expects a decision by March, after a series of hearings this fall and winter. Georgia Power is the majority owner of the plant, along with Oglethorpe Power, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities.
Advertisement