Georgia Power filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan with the Georgia Public Service Commission in January 2025, outlining a strategy to meet projected load growth of approximately 8,200 megawatts over the next six years. The plan includes proposed extended power uprates at four nuclear units - two at Plant Vogtle and two at Plant Hatch - adding a combined 112 megawatts of capacity between 2028 and 2034.

The load growth projections are substantially driven by data center construction and expansion across the metro Atlanta region, including in Douglas, Gwinnett, Fayette, and Fulton counties. Georgia Power is the primary electricity provider for all nine counties in GRTA's metro Atlanta jurisdiction and its capacity decisions directly affect energy costs and reliability for residential and commercial customers across the region.

The proposed extended power uprates involve modifications to major reactor equipment to increase thermal output. For Plant Vogtle, the company is also evaluating a transition to 24-month refueling cycles at Units 1 and 2, which would extend operational windows and reduce the number of scheduled shutdowns across the fleet.

Georgia Power said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission review and licensing process is under way for each facility. The company stated that additional nuclear capacity beyond the current uprate proposals is expected to be necessary over the long term, with new nuclear construction appearing in six of nine planning scenarios across the company's 20-year horizon, as early as 2037.

Source: World Nuclear News -- https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/georgia-power-plans-additional-nuclear-capacity