ATLANTA,
Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dr.
Steven Chu will join Southern Company CEO
Thomas A. Fanning
and Georgia Power CEO W. Paul Bowers Wednesday, Feb. 15, for a tour
of Vogtle units 3 and 4, the first new nuclear units under construction
in the U.S. in a generation. Dr. Chu will deliver remarks highlighting
the Administration's support for nuclear energy in a speech at the site.
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WHO:
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Dr. Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary
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Thomas A. Fanning, Southern Company Chairman, President & CEO
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W. Paul Bowers, Georgia Power President & CEO
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WHEN:
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Wednesday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m. EST
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Media should plan to arrive between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. EST, but no later than 11 a.m.
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WHERE:
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Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
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7825 River Road
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Waynesboro, Ga. 30830
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Media must indicate intention to cover by
2 p.m. EST today. For
directions and to
RSVP, please contact Southern Company Media Relations at 1-866-506-5333.
Note: Appropriate dress is required for a construction site: closed-toed, flat shoes and long pants.
With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity,
Atlanta-based
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the
Southeast. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns
electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation
company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern
Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high
reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national
average. Southern Company was named the World's Most Admired Electric
and Gas Utility by Fortune magazine in 2011, and is consistently listed
among the top U.S. electric service providers in customer satisfaction
by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Visit our website at
www.southerncompany.com.
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