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Vogtle Nuclear Expansion Total Cost is 65 Billion Dollars, former Commissioner Says

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Photograph by Glenn Carroll, Nuclear Watch South   (APN) ATLANTA — Plant Vogtle’s proposed nuclear expansion with new units 3 and 4 will cost an estimated 65 billion dollars, former Georgia Public Service (PSC) Commissioner Bobbie Baker says, based on his analysis of information he received when cross-examining the PSC staff witness at the June 23, 2015 PSC hearing.   […]

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Georgia Power Getting into the Solar Panel Financing Business

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale.  Photograph courtesy of Georgia Power.   (APN) ATLANTA — July 01, 2015, is going to be a big day.  The Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act, HB 57, sponsored by State Rep. Mike Dudgeon (R-Johns Creek), will go into effect, thus opening up solar panel options for Georgia residents and businesses.   On the […]

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Atlantans Spoke Out at EPA Hearing in Favor of Carbon Emissions Limits

(APN) ATLANTA — The numbers are in.  Atlanta along with Washington, DC, boasted the highest attendance of four national hearings hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in July 2014 to solicit public comments on the historic proposed Clean Power Plan designed to cut carbon emissions.     309 people testified at the Atlanta hearing held at the Omni […]

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