Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000092122-25-000018
Chunk: 943

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 943
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. Georgia Power is required to file semi-annual construction monitoring 

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reports with the Georgia PSC through commercial operation, the first of which was filed on February 14, 2025. See Note 2 to the financial statements under "Georgia Power – Integrated Resource Plans – 2023 IRP Update" for additional information.

On January 31, 2025, Georgia Power filed its triennial IRP (2025 IRP). The filing includes a request to extend the operation of Plant Scherer Unit 3 (614 MWs based on 75% ownership) through at least December 31, 2035 and Plant Gaston Units 1 through 4 (500 MWs based on 50% ownership through SEGCO) through at least December 31, 2034.

The 2025 IRP requests approval to pursue installation of environmental controls and natural gas co-firing at Plant Bowen Units 1 through 4 (3,160 MWs), Plant Scherer Units 1 and 2 (137 MWs based on 8.4% ownership), and Plant Scherer Unit 3 for compliance with both ELG supplemental rules and GHG rules.

Additionally, the 2025 IRP requests upgrades to Plant McIntosh Units 10 and 11 (1,319 MWs) for a projected 194 MWs of incremental capacity by 2028 and Plant McIntosh Units 1 through 8 (640 MWs) for a projected 74 MWs of incremental capacity by 2033. Also, the 2025 IRP requests upgrades to Plant Hatch Units 1 and 2 (900 MWs based on 50.1% ownership) and Plant Vogtle Units 1 and 2 (1,060 MWs based on 45.7% ownership) for a projected 112 MWs of incremental capacity, some of which would be available as early as 2028.

The 2025 IRP requests approval of investments related to the continued reliable hydro operations of nine facilities, as well as the authority to develop, own, and operate a projected incremental 16 MWs from Plant Goat Rock Units 3 through 6.

The 2025 IRP also includes requests for RFPs for at least 1,100 MWs of utility scale and distributed generation renewable resources. Georgia Power is seeking to add up