Nuclear Cost Blowouts Caused 25 Percent Energy Price Hike in Georgia: Energy Consultant

Tens of thousands of Georgians were disconnected from the power grid due the sharp price increases this year, Patty Durand said.

The cooling towers of the nuclear power plant in Nogent-sur-Seine, France, on Nov. 8, 2024. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images

An Australian parliamentary committee has heard that the cost blowouts of two nuclear power reactors have caused significant electricity price hikes in Georgia, the United States.

At a recent inquiry hearing into nuclear power, Patty Durand, the president of Cool Planet Solutions, a Georgia-based energy consulting company, shared her insight on the negative impacts of building nuclear reactors in her state.