“Originally expected to cost $14 billion and begin commercial operation in 2016 (Vogtle 3) and 2017 (Vogtle 4), the project ran into significant construction delays and cost overruns.”
Vogtle Unit 3 adds 1,114 MW in Georgia. Construction began in 2009, it arrived seven years late, and the two-reactor bill is now more than $30 billion. That is more than double the estimate. Westinghouse sold the AP1000 on a simpler design, and it was not simple to build.