Vogtle Nuclear Plant Expansion Units 3 and 4

completed

The Vogtle nuclear power plant near Waynesboro, Georgia underwent an expansion with the construction of two new reactors, Units 3 and 4. Construction began in 2009, with early work starting then and labor negotiations in 2010. The expansion came fully online in Spring 2024, providing thousands of union construction jobs and increasing clean energy generation capacity. The project faced significant cost overruns and delays, costing around $35 billion, about twice the expected cost, and was seven years late. Georgia Power is the major shareholder and the project has impacted energy costs for consumers in Georgia.