Southern Company
Coverage of Southern Company in the Nexus archive.
- Georgia Power breaks ground on natural gas expansion at Plant Bowen despite air pollution concerns
Georgia Power is expanding Plant Bowen with natural gas turbines and battery storage despite environmental concerns over air quality in the Atlanta region. The project, supported by a $26.5 billion federal loan, aims to add 1,500 megawatts of natural gas capacity and 500 megawatts of battery storage to meet growing energy demand, particularly from data centers.
- Trump administration touts more support for reducing datacenter power costs
The Trump administration highlights over 200 new signatories to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, aiming to lower utility costs for data centers by requiring tech companies to cover energy needs and grid upgrades. The pledge, supported by governors and companies like Google and Amazon, emphasizes avoiding increased costs for American families.
- America’s nuclear dry spell is over
The article reports that on March 1, 2024, the Alvin W. Vogtle Generating Station in Georgia connected a new Westinghouse AP1000 reactor to the grid, ending a 3,755-day construction period and marking the first new U.S. nuclear reactor in over a decade. Southern Company, the facility's operator, completed the second of two reactors at the site.