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<div><a name="s5e62ad366dac4190bc7b4114a6681e9b"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Washington, D. C.  20549 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:683px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:314px;"></td><td style="width:368px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">July 27, 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:683px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:222px;"></td><td style="width:332px;"></td><td style="width:128px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Commission</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">File Number</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Registrant, State of Incorporation,</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Address and Telephone Number</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">I.R.S. Employer </font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Identification No.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1-6468</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Georgia Power Company</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(A Georgia Corporation)</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Atlanta, Georgia 30308</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(404) 506-6526</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">58-0257110</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:682px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37px;"></td><td style="width:645px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17&#160;CFR&#160;230.425)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17&#160;CFR&#160;240.14a-12)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Emerging growth company &#9744;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The information related to the LGA Amendment (as defined herein) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Events.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">See MANAGEMENT&#8217;S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL - &#8220;Retail Regulatory Matters - Nuclear Construction&#8221; of Georgia Power Company (&#8220;Georgia Power&#8221;) in Item 7 and Note 3 to the financial statements of Georgia Power under &#8220;Retail Regulatory Matters - Nuclear Construction&#8221; in Item 8 of Georgia Power&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. See also MANAGEMENT&#8217;S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL - &#8220;Retail Regulatory Matters - Nuclear Construction&#8221; of Georgia Power and Note (B) to the Condensed Financial Statements under &#8220;Retail Regulatory Matters - Georgia Power - Nuclear Construction&#8221; in Georgia Power&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 for additional information regarding (1) the two new nuclear generating units under construction at Plant Vogtle (&#8220;Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4&#8221;), including the agreement among Georgia Power, acting for itself and as agent for Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia, acting by and through its Board of Water, Light, and Sinking Fund Commissioners, doing business as Dalton Utilities (collectively, the &#8220;Vogtle Owners&#8221;), and a consortium consisting of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (&#8220;Westinghouse&#8221;) and WECTEC Global Project Services Inc. (&#8220;WECTEC&#8221; and, together with Westinghouse, the &#8220;EPC Contractor&#8221;), under which the EPC Contractor agreed to design, engineer, procure, construct, and test two AP1000 nuclear generating units and related facilities at Plant Vogtle (the &#8220;Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement&#8221;); (2) the filing, by each of </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Westinghouse and WECTEC, for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (3) Georgia Power&#8217;s entry into an Interim Assessment Agreement (the &#8220;Interim Assessment Agreement&#8221;), on behalf of itself and as agent for the other Vogtle Owners, with the EPC Contractor and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC; and (4) the guarantee by Toshiba Corporation of certain obligations of the EPC Contractor under the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement (the &#8220;Toshiba Guarantee&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;On July 27, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Guarantee Agreement dated February 20, 2014 (the &#8220;Loan Guarantee Agreement&#8221;) between Georgia Power and the United States Department of Energy (the &#8220;DOE&#8221;), the DOE consented to Georgia Power&#8217;s entry into the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated July 20, 2017, among Georgia Power (for itself and as agent for the other Vogtle Owners) and Westinghouse and WECTEC (the &#8220;Services Agreement&#8221;) and the related intellectual property licenses (the &#8220;IP Licenses&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">As a result of the DOE&#8217;s consent, the Services Agreement and the rejection of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement by the EPC Contractor in its bankruptcy proceeding each became effective and the Interim Assessment Agreement expired pursuant to its terms. </font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In addition, in connection with the DOE&#8217;s consent, on July 27, 2017, Georgia Power and the DOE entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Guarantee Agreement (the &#8220;LGA Amendment&#8221;) to clarify the operation of the Loan Guarantee Agreement pending Georgia Power&#8217;s completion of its comprehensive schedule, cost-to-complete, and cancellation cost assessments being prepared as a result of the bankruptcy of Westinghouse and WECTEC (the &#8220;Cost Assessments&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Under the terms of the Loan Guarantee Agreement, upon termination of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement, further advances are conditioned upon the DOE&#8217;s approval of any agreements entered into in replacement of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement.  Under the terms of the LGA Amendment, Georgia Power </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">will not request any advances under the Loan Guarantee Agreement unless and until such time as Georgia Power has (i) completed the Cost Assessments and made a determination to continue construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, (ii) delivered to the DOE an updated project schedule, construction budget, and other information, (iii) entered into one or more agreements with a construction contractor or contractors that will be primarily responsible for construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 and such agreements have been approved by the DOE (together with the Services Agreement and the IP Licenses, the &#8220;Replacement EPC Arrangements&#8221;), and (iv) entered into a further amendment to the Loan Guarantee Agreement with the DOE to reflect the Replacement EPC Arrangements.   </font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Under the Loan Guarantee Agreement, upon the occurrence of a &#8220;Mandatory Prepayment Event,&#8221; the DOE may require Georgia Power to prepay the outstanding principal amount of all guaranteed borrowings over a period of five years (with level principal amortization).  Under the terms of the LGA Amendment, the existing Mandatory Prepayment Event relating to certain terminations of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement will be replaced with a new Mandatory Prepayment Event relating to termination of the Services Agreement or rejection of the Services Agreement in bankruptcy if Georgia Power does not maintain access to intellectual property rights under the IP Licenses.  A Mandatory Prepayment Event also will be triggered if Georgia Power decides not to continue construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 or fails to complete the Cost Assessments or enter into the Replacement EPC Arrangements by December 31, 2017.  In addition, under certain circumstances Georgia Power may be required to make additional prepayments in connection with its receipt of payments under its settlement agreement with Toshiba regarding the Toshiba Guarantee or from the EPC Contractor under the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement.  </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The LGA Amendment also includes other technical and administrative amendments to the Loan Guarantee Agreement.  This summary of the LGA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the LGA Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:89%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Amendment No. 3, dated July 27, 2017 to Loan Guarantee Agreement dated February 20, 2014, between Georgia Power and the DOE.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:45%;"></td><td style="width:5%;"></td><td style="width:50%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Date:&#160;&#160;&#160;July 28, 2017</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">GEORGIA POWER COMPANY</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">By</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">/s/Melissa K. 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Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.  20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 27, 2017
Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-6468
Georgia Power Company
(A Georgia Corporation)
241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 506-6526
58-0257110
The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01.
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information related to the LGA Amendment (as defined herein) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
See MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL - "Retail Regulatory Matters - Nuclear Construction" of Georgia Power Company ("Georgia Power") in Item 7 and Note 3 to the financial statements of Georgia Power under "Retail Regulatory Matters - Nuclear Construction" in Item 8 of Georgia Power's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. See also MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL - "Retail Regulatory Matters - Nuclear Construction" of Georgia Power and Note (B) to the Condensed Financial Statements under "Retail Regulatory Matters - Georgia Power - Nuclear Construction" in Georgia Power's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 for additional information regarding (1) the two new nuclear generating units under construction at Plant Vogtle ("Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4"), including the agreement among Georgia Power, acting for itself and as agent for Oglethorpe Power Corporation, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia, acting by and through its Board of Water, Light, and Sinking Fund Commissioners, doing business as Dalton Utilities (collectively, the "Vogtle Owners"), and a consortium consisting of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC ("Westinghouse") and WECTEC Global Project Services Inc. ("WECTEC" and, together with Westinghouse, the "EPC Contractor"), under which the EPC Contractor agreed to design, engineer, procure, construct, and test two AP1000 nuclear generating units and related facilities at Plant Vogtle (the "Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement"); (2) the filing, by each of
Westinghouse and WECTEC, for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (3) Georgia Power's entry into an Interim Assessment Agreement (the "Interim Assessment Agreement"), on behalf of itself and as agent for the other Vogtle Owners, with the EPC Contractor and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC; and (4) the guarantee by Toshiba Corporation of certain obligations of the EPC Contractor under the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement (the "Toshiba Guarantee").
On July 27, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Guarantee Agreement dated February 20, 2014 (the "Loan Guarantee Agreement") between Georgia Power and the United States Department of Energy (the "DOE"), the DOE consented to Georgia Power's entry into the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated July 20, 2017, among Georgia Power (for itself and as agent for the other Vogtle Owners) and Westinghouse and WECTEC (the "Services Agreement") and the related intellectual property licenses (the "IP Licenses").
As a result of the DOE's consent, the Services Agreement and the rejection of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement by the EPC Contractor in its bankruptcy proceeding each became effective and the Interim Assessment Agreement expired pursuant to its terms.
In addition, in connection with the DOE's consent, on July 27, 2017, Georgia Power and the DOE entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Guarantee Agreement (the "LGA Amendment") to clarify the operation of the Loan Guarantee Agreement pending Georgia Power's completion of its comprehensive schedule, cost-to-complete, and cancellation cost assessments being prepared as a result of the bankruptcy of Westinghouse and WECTEC (the "Cost Assessments").
Under the terms of the Loan Guarantee Agreement, upon termination of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement, further advances are conditioned upon the DOE's approval of any agreements entered into in replacement of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement.  Under the terms of the LGA Amendment, Georgia Power
will not request any advances under the Loan Guarantee Agreement unless and until such time as Georgia Power has (i) completed the Cost Assessments and made a determination to continue construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4, (ii) delivered to the DOE an updated project schedule, construction budget, and other information, (iii) entered into one or more agreements with a construction contractor or contractors that will be primarily responsible for construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 and such agreements have been approved by the DOE (together with the Services Agreement and the IP Licenses, the "Replacement EPC Arrangements"), and (iv) entered into a further amendment to the Loan Guarantee Agreement with the DOE to reflect the Replacement EPC Arrangements.
Under the Loan Guarantee Agreement, upon the occurrence of a "Mandatory Prepayment Event," the DOE may require Georgia Power to prepay the outstanding principal amount of all guaranteed borrowings over a period of five years (with level principal amortization).  Under the terms of the LGA Amendment, the existing Mandatory Prepayment Event relating to certain terminations of the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement will be replaced with a new Mandatory Prepayment Event relating to termination of the Services Agreement or rejection of the Services Agreement in bankruptcy if Georgia Power does not maintain access to intellectual property rights under the IP Licenses.  A Mandatory Prepayment Event also will be triggered if Georgia Power decides not to continue construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 or fails to complete the Cost Assessments or enter into the Replacement EPC Arrangements by December 31, 2017.  In addition, under certain circumstances Georgia Power may be required to make additional prepayments in connection with its receipt of payments under its settlement agreement with Toshiba regarding the Toshiba Guarantee or from the EPC Contractor under the Vogtle 3 and 4 Agreement.
The LGA Amendment also includes other technical and administrative amendments to the Loan Guarantee Agreement.  This summary of the LGA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the LGA Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.
The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits
4.1
Amendment No. 3, dated July 27, 2017 to Loan Guarantee Agreement dated February 20, 2014, between Georgia Power and the DOE.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:   July 28, 2017
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
By
/s/Melissa K. Caen
Melissa K. Caen
Assistant Secretary