In Georgia, demand for industrial power is surging to record highs, with the projection of electricity use for the next decade now 17 times what it was only recently.
The first new nuclear plants since Three Mile Island just came online in Georgia last year. Vogtle 3 and 4 will produce a combined 1.2 GWe at peak capacity.
These reactors took 16 years and multiple bailouts and bankruptcies to complete, costing an estimated $34B to finish.
Hopefully, future power construction will move a little smoother.
As a comparison, the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant took ten years to complete at the cost of around $7.5B and it has a peak generation of 3.3 GWe
The first new nuclear plants since Three Mile Island just came online in Georgia last year. Vogtle 3 and 4 will produce a combined 1.2 GWe at peak capacity.
These reactors took 16 years and multiple bailouts and bankruptcies to complete, costing an estimated $34B to finish.
Hopefully, future power construction will move a little smoother.
As a comparison, the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant took ten years to complete at the cost of around $7.5B and it has a peak generation of 3.3 GWe
4.5x freedom markup. not even that high.