Even after that period, Georgia can quickly stock up on powerthrough 2010, the study finds, because the state's utilities have aspecial advantage over neighboring states: They can site, permitand build a new natural gas power plant in less than two years.
"This short construction timeframe allows utilities ample amountof time to plan and build new plants to meet any shortfalls,particularly in the 2005-2010 timeframe," Dr. Albert Danielsen,,director of the James C. Bonbright Utilities Center at theuniversity's Terry College, says in a special report co-authoredwith Dr. Chip Wright.
Wright is president of J.A. Wright and Associates, an Atlantacompany specializing in regulatory issues, business and strategicplanning and economic analysis.
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