Georgia

Nuclear Power Plant

US AP1000 Reactor Passes Pre-Commissioning Test

Cold functional testing of unit 3 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant near Waynesboro, Georgia, has been completed, Georgia Power announced yesterday.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Unit at Largest U.S. Coal Plant Will Close

A Georgia power plant that has held the title of the largest coal-fired facility in the U.S. will give up that title by 2022.

Nuclear Power Plant

Major Component Installed at Vogtle 3

The integrated head package (IHP) for Vogtle Unit 3 has been set into place on top of the reactor vessel, Georgia Power has announced.

Nuclear Equipment

Key Component Set in Place Atop Vogtle Nuclear Unit 3 in Latest Expansion Milestone

Georgia Power is not letting current events derail progress on its massive Vogtle reactors 3 and 4 expansion projects.

Energy Storage Battery

SK Innovation to Break Ground on Second EV Battery Gigafactory in the US this Summer

South Korea's SK Innovation will start construction on its second plant in the us state of Georgia this summer.

Hydropower Plant

TEPCO RP Acquires Shares in 108-MW Dariali Hydropower Project in Georgia

TEPCO Renewable Power, Incorporated has acquired 31.4% of the shares in JSC Dariali Energy, a hydropower company in Georgia, from Peri LLC for the purpose of p…

Solar Power Plant

Invenergy Georgia Solar Energy Centre Begins Commercial Operations

​Global sustainable energy solutions developer Invenergy has announced the start of commercial operations of its 160MW Southern Oak solar energy centre.

Energy Storage Battery

SK Innovation to Additionally Invest US$727 Mil. to Build 2nd EV Battery Plant in U.S.

SK Innovation has decided to invest US$727 million to build a second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Georgia, the United States.

Nuclear Power Plant

COVID-19 May Delay Vogtle Nuclear Expansion

Southern Co. in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 1 said the COVID-19 pandemic “could disrupt or delay construction, testing,…

Hydropower Plant

Tata Power Starts Commercial Operations of Georgia Hydro Plant

Private utility Tata Power on Monday said it has commenced commercial operations of 178 MW Shuakhevi hydro power project in Georgia.

U.S. Nuclear Regulators: Fuel Loading at Vogtle Unit 3 Could Begin in November

A subsidiary of Southern Co. has notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it intends to load fuel into the Unit 3 reactor at the Vogtle expansion pr…

Coal Power

Georgia Power Requests Proposals for Beneficial Reuse of Coal Ash

Georgia Power has announced it is requesting proposals for the beneficial reuse of coal ash stored at active and retired coal-fired power plants across the stat…

Beach 1 Electric Ltd.

Beach 1 Electric Ltd. has been the Georgian Triangle’s go-to commercial electric, automation and energy savings contractor since 2004. We have grown since then…

A Wave-Energy-Driven CO2 Reduction System That Converts Ocean Wave Energy to Chemical Energy

Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, and Georgia Tech has developed a a wave-energy-driven electrochemical CO2 reduction system that converts ocean…

Solar Company

Facebook Data Center in Georgia to Be Powered by 107 MW Solar Park

Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) has signed a contract with Silicon Ranch on behalf of Facebook for a new solar project.