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Regulators Back Georgia Power Plan to Close Coal Units, Add Renewables

July 17, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, Energy Storage, Gas, Georgia Power, georgia psc, Hydro, irp, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, plant hammond, plant mcintosh, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:07:27 +0000

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on July 16 threw its support behind Georgia Power’s plan to add 2,260 MW of new renewable power generation to the utility’s portfolio, on the same day the PSC signed off on the company’s effort to decommission its long-running coal-fired Plant Hammond. Georgia Power earlier this year submitted a […]

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An 865-MW Georgia Power Coal Plant Is Showing Distress

August 6, 2018 admin Business, Coal, Georgia Power, Legal & Regulatory, news, nextera, plant hammond, Southern Co., Vogtle

The future of Georgia Power’s 865-MW coal-fired Plant Hammond in Floyd County, Georgia—which recently slashed more than half its workforce—is murky, company officials said August 3. The four-unit facility that began operations in 1954 employed 190 workers in September 2016. Today, according to company officials, the plant only has 41 full-time employees. Georgia Power Regional […]

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