Google to pay for nuclear uprates at Georgia Power’s Hatch, Vogtle plants

Georgia Power and Google announced a new agreement under which Google will support uprates on Georgia Power’s owned portion of the nuclear units at Plants Vogtle and Hatch that will allow the facilities to add approximately 96 MW of new capacity to the electric grid to serve Georgia Power customers.

The agreement is still subject to approval by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). The filings also include a new Nuclear Uprate (NU-1) tariff structure as well as a request to approve a new extended power uprate (EPU) for Plant Hatch 1 & 2. An EPU for Plant Vogtle 1 & 2 was previously approved by the Georgia PSC in the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).

As part of this transaction, Google will subscribe to the new NU-1 tariff and receive the Zero-Emission Credits (ZECs), which represent the carbon-free attributes of nuclear energy, associated with the power…