Vogtle

OperatingNuclear

Ranked #1 of 2 Nuclear plants in GA#1 of 57 nationally

4658 MW Nuclear operating in Burke, GA — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans

EIAGEMWD

4,658 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Nuclear

Technology

1987

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.1427, -81.7625

County

Burke, GA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Georgia Power Co	Southern Nuclear Operating Company	Southern Nuclear
Owner(s)	Dalton Utilities, Georgia Power Co, Municipal Electric Authority, Oglethorpe Power Corporation	Southern	Georgia Power
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle, is a four-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia, in the southeastern United States. With a power capacity of 4,536 megawatts, it is the largest nuclear power plant in the United States, after Units 3 & 4 began operating. It is also the only nuclear plant in the country with four reactors. It is named after a former Alabama Power and Southern Company board chairman, Alvin Vogtle.

Read more on Wikipedia

Vogtle is a 4,658 MW nuclear power plant located in Burke County, Georgia. The plant, which began operating in 1987, is owned by Southern Company and operated by Georgia Power Co. It is the largest power plant in Georgia and the largest nuclear plant in the United States, with four generators utilizing nuclear technology. Vogtle operates within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.

In the most recent year with available data, Vogtle generated 37,144,415 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 91.1%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $3,102.97 per kW, based on FERC filings. The plant has been the subject of 10 news articles, with coverage focusing on industry trends, deals, and regulatory matters.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

Wikipedia EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans

Grid Voltage

500 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

3.5M MWh

Latest Month

37.1M MWh

Annual Generation

91.1%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$3,340/kW

Installed Cost

$22.7/MWh

Operating Cost

Georgia Power Company

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.

News & Articles (10)Beta

Deals·other

U.S.-Japan investment framework takes shape around massive natural gas power projects

A 9.2 GW project in southern Ohio and up to 10 GW of NextEra hubs in Texas and Pennsylvania mark the first concrete steps under Japan's $550 billion U.S. commitment

NextEra (developer)

Power Engineering·3 days ago

Industry·corporate

DOE taps SoftBank arm to develop 9.2 GW of gas generation in Ohio

SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank Group, is also investing $4.2 billion with AEP Ohio to upgrade and build new transmission lines in Southern Ohio.

SB Energy (developer)SoftBank Group (other)

Utility Dive·6 days ago