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ATLANTA, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power invites customers to take advantage of its EarthCents Refrigerator Recycling Program to save money and energy. Customers simply contact Georgia Power to schedule a free pickup of their working secondary refrigerator or freezer - plus, customers will get $35. To schedule a free, in-home pickup or to find out if you qualify, Georgia Power customers can call 1-866-446-9250 or visit georgiapower.com/refrigerator. (Logo:...
ATLANTA, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power President and CEO Paul Bowers today announced that Anthony Wilson was elected executive vice president, customer service and operations (CSO), effective Jan. 1, 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111104/CL00313 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) Wilson, 47, currently serves as vice president of transmission. He will replace Mickey Brown who will retire at the end of the year. In this role,...
SACUL, Texas, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) received its first fuel load delivery Nov. 1 at the Nacogdoches Generating Facility owned by its subsidiary Southern Power in eastern Texas. The plant is the largest biomass facility in the United States. This facility fulfills a 20-year contract to provide electric capacity to Austin Energy. Southern Company is a leader in developing and deploying smarter and more efficient energy technologies. The Nacogdoches...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 2 of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant resumed generating electricity on Oct. 29 around 4:30 p.m. EDT after a scheduled maintenance outage was completed safely and successfully. The maintenance outage began Oct 22, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) The primary focus of the maintenance outage was to replace a relief valve inside the dry well of containment. Also during the seven day outage, Plant Hatch...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 2 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga., resumed generating electricity on Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. EDT after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage was completed safely and successfully. The refueling outage began Sept. 18, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) During this outage, routine maintenance and refueling activities took place as well as several equipment reliability...
Is DOE Hiding Miniscule Credit Subsidy Fee of 1.5 Percent ... Or Even Less ...for New Vogtle Reactors? Ignoring Need for Transparency After Collapse of Recent Loan Guarantee, DOE Continues to Refuse to Operate in an Open, Taxpayer-Friendly Way. ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than a year and a half of stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) said this week that it will press ahead with its Freedom of...
ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reinforcing its commitment to helping customers save money and energy, Georgia Power is introducing new lighting incentives through its EarthCents Lighting and Appliance Program. Beginning this month, customers will receive special pricing provided by Georgia Power when they purchase ENERGY STAR® qualified compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) at participating The Home Depot and Costco stores statewide, while supplies last. Customers will be able to...
ATLANTA, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The data has been analyzed and the results are in. Georgia Power has one of the best external websites in North America according to the leading authority on utility website design, E Source. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) Of the 100 U.S. and Canadian utility sites E Source reviewed, GeorgiaPower.com was No. 2 among southeastern utilities and ranked No. 7 overall. E Source has been benchmarking utility websites since...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant Vogtle's Unit 1 resumed producing electricity early this morning following an automatic shutdown. On Aug. 31 at 9:06 a.m. ET while plant workers were performing equipment maintenance, Plant Vogtle Unit 1 automatically shut down. All safety systems operated as designed and expected. All maintenance reviews were completed, and Plant Vogtle Unit 1 was returned to service safely and without incident. For competitive reasons, the company...
HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, POWER magazine selects a half-dozen of the most noteworthy gas-fired power plants worldwide to be designated Top Plants. Winning plants are profiled in the September issue, and awards are presented at a banquet the following May at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition. This year's award-winning gas-fired Top Plants are: Adapazari Power Plant, Adapazari, Sakarya Province, Turkey. Thanks to a turbine upgrade, last year, this Turkish...
