[February 20, 2014] |
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Sutherland Counsels Oglethorpe Power Corporation on $3.057 Billion DOE Guaranteed Loan for Nuclear Generation
ATLANTA --(Business Wire)--
Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP counseled Oglethorpe Power
Corporation in negotiating, and closing on February 20, 2014, a $3.057
billion Department of Energy guaranteed loan to finance a portion of
Oglethorpe Power's share of the costs of construction of the two new
Westinghouse AP1000® nuclear electric generating units at Plant Vogtle
in Burke County, Georgia. Oglethorpe Power owns 30% of the two new
units, representing approximately 660MW of capacity. The Plant Vogtle
project is the first nuclear generating project to receive support
through the Department of Energy's Innovative Technologies loan
guarantee program.
The Sutherland team representing Oglethorpe was led by Dorothy B.
Franzoni and included Peter A. Fozzard, Herbert J. Short,
Jr., Michael G. Kerman, Paulettte J. Hurteau, Jackson
M. Allen and Will Pickens.
Oglethorpe is one of the nation's largest power supply cooperatives,
with $9 billion in assets, serving 38 Electric Membership Corporations
which, collectively, provide electricity to more than 4.1 million
Georgians.
ABOUT SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP.
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for solving challenging business problems and resolving sophisticated
legal issues for many of the world's largest companies. Founded in 1924,
the firm handles matters throughout the United States and worldwide.
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from small and medium-sized start-up businesses to a significant number
of Fortune 100 companies.
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