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Years Late and Over Budget, Vogtle Unit 3 Begins Commercial Operations

August 2, 2023--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Professional athletes have a saying: "There are no ugly wins or pretty losses. A 'W' is a 'W' and an 'L' is an 'L'." By that standard, the four owners of Vogtle Unit 3--Georgia Power Company (Atlanta, Georgia) (45.7% owner), Oglethorpe Power Corporation. (Tucker, Georgia) (30%), the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) (Atlanta) (22.7%) and Dalton Utilities (Dalton, Georgia) (1.6%)--celebrated a win on July 31 when the Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 began commercial operations. But it was an ugly one that came years late and billions of dollars over budget.

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