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Issuer:     OGLETHORPE POWER CORP (—)
CIK:        0000788816
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-001272
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Oglethorpe Power updates Smarr cost to $1.8-2.3B, secures $2.1B gas deal, gets $331M RUS grant
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- Smarr combined cycle (1,425 MW) cost estimate revised to $1.8–$2.3B; commercial operation still targeted for 2029.
- SONAT gas pipeline agreements with 20-year fixed charges of ~$2.1B; Tennessee Gas Pipeline deal for $900M–$1B; both projected in service Nov 2028.
- RUS New ERA award of $331M to refinance retired Hal B. Wansley coal plant debt, reducing member interest expense.
- GRIP grant $250M; Oglethorpe expects $81M for 75 MW battery storage; total project cost $200–$250M.
- Plant Scherer litigation dismissed with prejudice; court entered summary judgment for Georgia Power on Nov 22, 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025001272/0001628280-25-001272-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788816/000162828025001272/opc-20250107.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-001272

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