Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Southern Company, Oglethorpe Power, MEAG Power, Dalton Utilities, and all partners involved in Plant Vogtle's Unit 4 officially coming online. At the heart of Georgia's 12th District in Burke County, we are home to Plant Vogtle, where the first two new nuclear reactors to be constructed in over three decades in the United States are now fully operational, representing a key investment in Georgia's energy future. Unit 3 entered commercial operation in July 2023, and now Unit 4 has followed suit. This historic achievement has been years in the making and proves that America can still do big things. Plant Vogtle is now officially the largest nuclear power station in the country, and I am proud that Georgia's 12th District is a leader in America's nuclear energy future. As I have said many times before, an all-of-the-above energy strategy is critical to reclaiming American energy dominance, and nuclear--our Nation's largest source of clean energy--has a pivotal role to play. Throughout the Nation, we have 11,000 utility-scale electric power plants currently under operation, less than 60 of which are nuclear power plants. Even with such a relatively small footprint, nuclear energy accounts for approximately 20 percent of our energy production and approximately 50 percent of all emission-free energy generated in the country. Nuclear power plants can operate 24/7, providing a stable baseload supply of electricity.…”