Keep in mind this financial debacle occurred in spite of at least one state's electricity customers paying for nuclear plant construction in advance:

http://www.ajc.com/business/psc-approves-georgia-power-rate-...

"January 2013: $1.05, third part of the three-tiered rate increase; 31-cent increase for energy-efficiency programs; 85-cent increase for Plant Vogtle

Note: Figures are amounts added or reduced on a typical monthly bill based on usage of 1,000 kilowatt hours"