Outlet
7 mentions for outlet: Capitol Beat
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Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Sierra Club are pushing Georgia Power to delay construction of three new natural gas turbines at Plant Yates. An independent energy consultant testified that the delay…
“We're already over-reliant on gas. This is doubling down on a fossil-fuel source we already rely on too much.”
“Electric school buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, which means students and drivers are protected from the dangerous air pollution emitted by diesel or propane-burning buses. This is vital for communities in Georgia, which are on the front lines of rising heat, sea levels, and catastrophic hurricanes. Reducing carbon pollution from our transportation sector is a double benefit for our environment and public health.”
“We are not a consumer advocate. We are a clean energy advocate. … Residential and small business customers deserve to have an advocate that exclusively represents their interests.”
“This bill will help us right that ship”
“Georgia Power has the obligation to prove its rate allocation is just and reasonable”
“The decision-making party bears no risk for the decisions they're making”
