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Dispute Flares About Equipment at Abandoned V.C. Summer Nuclear Project

May 16, 2019 admin AP1000, Business, courts, lawsuit, news, Nuclear, Santee Cooper, SCANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, southern, Technology, Vogtle, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:24:22 +0000

The fight about who owns equipment at the now-abandoned V.C. Summer 2 and 3 AP1000 reactors in South Carolina intensified on May 14, as key stakeholder Santee Cooper sued lead contractor Westinghouse for certification documentation related to that equipment. The lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, […]

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‘Gay Chorus Deep South’ Confronts Anti-LGBTQ Politics, Starting At Church

May 1, 2019 admin bible belt, chorus, film, gay men, LGBTQ, maga, south, southern

Credit to Author: Taylor Hosking| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 11:55:46 +0000

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus toured the Bible Belt in an epic experiment in confronting fear.

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Despite Financial Hurdles, Utility Capital Spending to Remain Elevated

December 27, 2018 admin AEP, Business, capital spending, Distribution, duke, environmental projects, finance, grid modernization, Investments, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, moody's, news, southern, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 16:34:36 +0000

Despite higher taxable income and pressure on balance sheets, capital spending by regulated utilities will remain elevated—and much of it will be dedicated to replacing aging infrastructure, hardening or efficiency-boosting measures, and on renewables and environmental projects, said Moody’s Investors Service in a recent sectoral briefing. The credit ratings agency for the first time this […]

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How the Vogtle Nuclear Expansion’s Costs Escalated

September 24, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, cost overruns, delays, Georgia Power, History, jea, meag, news, Nuclear, nuclear new build, opc, southern, Technology, timeline, Vogtle

The project to expand the two-unit Plant Vogtle nuclear power station in Georgia with two new AP1000 reactors has suffered debilitating delays and mounting costs. The project is owned by four partners: Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power (45.7%), Oglethorpe Power Corp. (OPC, 30%), Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power, 22.7%), and Dalton Utilities (1.6%). Units […]

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