2023 · Milestone
Vogtle Unit 3 — first new U.S. AP1000 reactor
Georgia Power's Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation as the first AP1000 design and first new U.S. nuclear reactor in decades, adding roughly 1.1 GW of capacity.
Historical era
Transition & policy (2020–2025)
Renewables matched coal in primary consumption (2023, captured-energy basis); federal climate and infrastructure laws accelerated investment.