# Georgia Power Company

> Georgia Power is Southern Company’s regulated electric utility in Georgia, serving roughly 2.8 million customer accounts. It generates and delivers electricity, maintains the grid, and offers efficiency, billing, solar and electric transportation programs. Its Vogtle expansion illustrates both the value and financial risk of building new nuclear capacity.

- **Founded:** 1902
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, United States
- **Founders:** Henry M. Atkinson (Founder of the 1902 predecessor Georgia Railway and Electric Company)
- **Products:** Electricity generation and delivery, Vogtle Units 3 and 4, Home Energy Improvement Program, My Power Usage, EASE
- **Notable:** Vogtle Unit 3 began commercial operation July 31, 2023; Unit 4 followed April 29, 2024., The Vogtle expansion delivered the first newly built U.S. nuclear units in more than three decades.

## Products & services

- **Electricity generation and delivery** — Regulated retail electric service, transmission and distribution, with nuclear, gas, coal, hydro and renewable resources.
- **Vogtle Units 3 and 4** — New nuclear generating units; commercial operation began in July 2023 and April 2024 respectively. Co-owned with Oglethorpe Power, MEAG Power and Dalton Utilities.
- **Home Energy Improvement Program** — Rebates for eligible home efficiency improvements; eligibility and caps apply.
- **My Power Usage** — Usage monitoring and threshold alerts to help eligible customers understand and manage consumption.
- **EASE** — Energy Assistance for Savings & Efficiency provides qualifying customers with free home energy improvements.
- **Business energy solutions** — Commercial efficiency incentives, lighting, electric transportation and energy-management services.
- **Proposed Nuclear Uprate tariff NU-1** — Proposed subscription structure for nuclear zero-emission credits, announced with Google; subject to PSC approval as announced September 21, 2026.

## Achievements

- Vogtle Unit 3 began commercial operation July 31, 2023; Unit 4 followed April 29, 2024.
- The Vogtle expansion delivered the first newly built U.S. nuclear units in more than three decades.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 15: highlighted home energy audits, eligible efficiency rebates, usage alerts and income-qualified assistance.
- **2026-10** — October 5 reporting quoted the company confirming unauthorized access to limited information associated with about 300,000 Georgia Power accounts; customers were being notified and offered credit monitoring.
- **2026-09** — September 21: announced proposed Google nuclear uprate agreement with approximately $900 million in projected customer benefits over unit lifetimes, subject to PSC approval.
- **2025-07** — July 15: PSC approved 2025 Integrated Resource Plan; July 1: approved base-rate freeze through at least the end of 2028, with fuel and storm costs treated separately.

## Links

- Website: https://www.georgiapower.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgiapower/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/georgiapower
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgiaPowerChannel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ga_power/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaPower

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Last updated: 2026-10-22