September 19, 2018

Board of Directors
Georgia Power Company
241 Ralph MeGill 
Atlanta, GA 30303

Board of Directors
Oglethorpe Power Company
Exchange Pl
Tucker, GA 30084

Board of Directors

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
I470 Riveredge Parkway NW

Atlanta, GA 30328

Dear Utility Leaders,

We are writing to express our concern about the ever-escalating cost of Plant 1Vogtle and the unfair impact of
these cost increases on our constituents, who are customers of participating electric membership cooperatives
(EMCs) and city utilities that are partners through the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG).

After Westinghouse went bankrupt last year, Southern Nuclear - an unregulated subsidiary of Southern
Company - took over the construction of Plant Vogtle and declared a new day: no more delays and cost
overruns. Now, only eight months after what was understood to be the last, highest budget was approved by the

Georgia Public Service Commission, Southern Company announced $2.3 billion in additional cost overruns in
August.

As part of this announcement, Southern Company pledged that its shareholders would absorb Georgia Power's
share of the increase. This puts a disproportionate cost burden on EMC and city utility customers - our local
utilities don?t have the luxury of shareholders to absorb these additional costs and will have to increase rates
even higher. This approach is unfair and anti-competitive.

Please ensure prior to voting in support of moving forward as required by the amended (Io-Owners Agreement,
that a cost cap is established that protects all Georgia electric ratepayers from this'and future overruns.

Sincerely.

Members of the Georgia General Assembly

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Rep. Jay Powell
Chairman. Ways Means

Rep. Terry England
Chairman. Appropriations

Rep. Mark Newton
Rep. Dominic LaRiccia

Rep. John Corbett
Vice Chairman, Natural Resources

Rep. Matt Hatchett
Majority Caucus Chairman

Rep. Penny Houston
Chairperson. Appropriations/Economic
Development

Rep. Jan Jones
Speaker Pro-Tempore

Sen. Lindsay Tippins
Majority Caucus \?ce Chair

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Rep. Rick Jasperse
Chairman. Higher Education

Rep. Bill Werkheiser
Chairman. Industry 8. Labor

Rep. Jason Shaw
Chairman. 

Rep. Darlene Taylor
Chairperson. Information Audits

Rep. Clay Pirkle
Rep. Mack Jackson

Rep. Robert Dickey
Chairman. Appropriations/Education

Rep. Sharon Cooper
Chairperson. Health 8: Human Services

Sen. John Albers
Chief Deputy Whip

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler
Chairman. Finance

Sen. Butch Miller
President Pro Tempore