Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest

Posted: 29th July 2024

Georgia ratepayers issued a warning to other communities contemplating new nuclear power plant construction by filing a lawsuit that exposes how consumers there have been gouged by the new Vogtle 3 and 4 reactors, increasing bills by as much as 40%.

Suit filed after consumers gouged

Georgia consumer groups are suing the state for postponing Georgia Public Service Commission elections that allowed the sitting commission to rubber-stamp the largest utility rate increases in Georgia history. This also enabled utility companies to charge Georgians for the massive cost-overruns and mishaps at the Vogtle 3 and 4 new nuclear site, sending a warning about the sky-rocketing charges ratepayers can expect from new nuclear projects.READ MORE

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