WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday March 22, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will join Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Tom Fanning; Georgia Power Chairman, President and CEO Paul Bowers; and North America’s Building Trades Unions President Sean McGarvey to deliver remarks at Vogtle Nuclear Plant. Following the ceremony, Secretary Perry, Tom Fanning, Paul Bowers and Sean McGarvey will participate in a media availability.

Media interested in attending must RSVP no later than Thursday at noon to Shaylyn Hynes Shaylyn.hynes@hq.doe.gov and Jeff Wilson jeawilso@southernco.com. Please note that long pants are required, as well as steel-toed boots. If you do not own them, please pass along your shoe size when you RSVP.

WHO

Rick Perry, U.S. Secretary of Energy

Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia

Tom Fanning, Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO

Paul Bowers, Georgia Power Chairman, President and CEO

Sean McGarvey, North America’s Building Trades Unions President

WHAT

Remarks and Media Availability

WHERE

Vogtle Nuclear Plant

Vogtle Support Center

7821 River Road

Waynesboro, GA 30830

WHEN

Friday, March 22, 2019 at 8:30AM EST

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