Hunton Andrews Kurth Represents Underwriters in Connection with Georgia Power Company Tax-Exempt Issuance

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the underwriters in connection with the issuance of $100 million Development Authority of Bartow County (Georgia) Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds (Georgia Power Company Plant Bowen Project), First Series 2022 (the “First Series Bonds 2022) and $100 million Development Authority of Bartow County (Georgia) Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds (Georgia Power Company Plant Bowen Project), Second Series 2022 (the “Second Series Bonds 2022” and, together with the First Series Bonds 2022, the “Bonds”), respectively.

The Bonds are issued to provide funds to finance the cost of the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of certain solid waste disposal facilities (the “Bowen Project”) located at GPC’s Bowen steam electric generating plant in Bartow County, Georgia.

Georgia Power Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Southern Company. GPC is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and purchase of electricity and the sale of electric service within the State of Georgia at retail in over 530 cities and towns (including Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Rome and Savannah), as well as in rural areas and at wholesale. 

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team included Steven C. Friend, Patrick C. Jamieson, Michelle G. Chan and Monika M. Dziewa. Chris Kulp and Andrew R. Kintzinger provided tax advice.