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to receive half of its electricity needs from the
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loan guarantees for the project. In 2018 it sought more loan guarantees to cover cost overruns on the project. Lead partner
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sales. The utility's service area covers 65 percent of the state of
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In 1997, Ogelthorpe restructured into three separate, but interrelated, cooperatives. Oglethorpe Power
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owned by the 38 electric membership corporations that it serves. The utility's headquarters are in
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agreed to pay an additional proportion of any project completion costs beyond $ 9.2 billion.
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William F. Ussery (Executive Vice President, Member Relations)
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Elizabeth B. Higgins (Executive Vice President and CFO)
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722:"Board of Directors - About Our Company"
341:Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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697:"Oglethorpe Power at a Glance, p4"
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60:Georgia, United States
409:Central Georgia EMC
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296:Department of Energy
672:"About Our Company"
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765:Categories
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392:Sawnee EMC
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