WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA – Vogtle plant expansion in Georgia has reached a significant milestone with plant equipment for Vogtle Unit 3 now energized, or permanently powered, to perform all subsequent testing for the unit, Georgia Power announced last week.
Previously, the plant had been running on temporary construction power.
“Initial energization is a major first step in transitioning the project from construction toward system operations,” Vogtle 3 and 4 Construction Senior Vice President Glen Chick said. “With energization complete, we can continue moving into the actual testing phase for Unit 3.”
The project is now approximately 77 percent complete. With more than 7,000 workers currently onsite at Vogtle 3 and 4, it is presently the largest jobs-producing construction project in the state of Georgia. Once it is up and running more than 800 permanent jobs will be created.
Georgia Power filed an update with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to affirm that the schedule is on-track for in-service dates of November 2021 for Unit 3 and November 2022 for Unit 4.
Source: Georgia Power