I think building a new nuclear energy plant in Georgia is probably a good idea with natural gas prices being as volatile as they are. But Georgia Power’s request (login) to the Public Service Commission was weird:
Georgia Power asked the state Public Service Commission on Monday for permission to bill its customers about $51 million in planning and licensing costs for a new nuclear plant in Georgia — even though the company says it still has not decided to build one.
Why should customers foot those extra research and development fees when it’s not even finalized that the company will build the plant? Why not the company’s investors? Can someone explain this to me? It makes no sense.
I don’t have any words of wisdom about nuclear power plants, but I do like that the URL of that AJC article has “biznuke” in the filename.
Maybe they can be convinced instead to use that money to bury power lines.
Um, they know that with the GOP in charge all they have to do is whine and grovel a bit and the “business friendly” congresscritters will throw corporate welfare their way.