Georgia Power Eyes Site Near Columbus for Future Clean Energy Plant

Monday, March 21st, 2016

Georgia Power has chosen a site south of Columbus where it may build a new nuclear plant sometime after 2030, according to documents filed with state regulators.

The company said it has not decided yet to build more nuclear plants in Georgia, but confirmed it has begun preliminary studies on 7,000 acres that it owns next to the Chattahoochee River in northern Stewart County.

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