Georgia Power to Shutter Two Coal Burners

Press release from the issuing company

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Georgia Power announced plans Wednesday to shutter two coal-fired power plant units in Middle Georgia, saying the cost of equipping them to meet current and pending environmental regulations is too high to justify their continued use.

The two units at Plant Branch in Putnam County have a capacity of 569 megawatts.

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