The benefits of nuclear power

locations: the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.; the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga.; and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala. Plant Vogtle and Plant Hatch were built and are co-owned by Georgia Power, Oglethorpe Power Company, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and Dalton Utilities. Together, these two nuclear power plants generate approximately 18 percent of Georgia Power’s electricity. Plant Farley was built and is owned by Alabama Power and generates approximately 19 percent of Alabama Power’s electricity.