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18 mentions for outlet: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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The Georgia Public Service Commission held a hearing on Georgia Power's 3.2-gigawatt power contract with OpenAI, which has been entirely redacted citing trade secrets. Multiple organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Sierra Club, and…
During Georgia Power's 2026 Fuel Cost Recovery hearing at the Georgia Public Service Commission, environmental lawyers from SELC and Sierra Club challenged the utility's rate design, arguing that data centers contribute zero dollars to gas pipeline…
Georgia Power's 2026 Fuel Cost Recovery (FCR-27) proposal could result in a $1.32 monthly decrease for ratepayers, but critics including researchers from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy argue this masks rising fuel costs and Georgia…
“Our focus has been climate pollution from the electricity sector. There are many sectors that contribute to pollution that is bad for environmental health and adds climate pollution. SACE cannot cover them all.”
“We are 100% supportive and very glad to see they are doing solar development. I applaud it and will continue to say this – solar is the least cost, least risk generation option available to anybody trying to generate electricity today.”
“Gas plants will have to be paid for by ratepayers until 2075, beyond this 2031 deal, even though residential customers are just a drop in the bucket of load growth”
Georgia Power and PSC staff reached a last-minute stipulation agreement allowing the utility to build 10,000 megawatts of new generation capacity—primarily natural gas and battery storage—by 2031, with costs spread across customer bills until 2075. Environmental…
“Approving Georgia Power's plans to run these extraordinarily expensive new fossil gas plants will lock electric customers into increased rates and volatile fuel costs for decades to come”
Georgia Power is seeking PSC approval for 10.5 GW of new generation capacity—8.5 GW from a 2022 resource plan plus a supplemental 2 GW request—to meet projected data center demand. The proposed portfolio is roughly 60%…
“Far too many families and communities such as those in the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene's path across the Southeast face deadly and tragic consequences. It defies logic and common sense for the Trump administration to remove the foundational pillars of our pollution rules when the EPA's sole job is to protect the people and places we love.”
“Far too many families and communities such as those in the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene's path across the Southeast face deadly and tragic consequences. It defies logic and common sense for the Trump administration to remove the foundational pillars of our pollution rules when the EPA's sole job is to protect the people and places we love.”
An analysis of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plans from 2022-2023 reveals barriers to clean energy adoption, including insufficient rooftop solar incentives and low grid efficiency. Energy experts, including one testifying on behalf of Southern Alliance for…
“We are 100% supportive and very glad to see they are doing solar development. I applaud it and will continue to say this – solar is the least cost, least risk generation option available to anybody trying to generate electricity today.”
“the project will provide half the church's energy needs, significantly reduce the carbon footprint and save $62,000 in 25 years”
“Although the plan filed by Georgia Power (Friday) has several positive developments for renewable energy, storage, and energy efficiency, the impact of those requests will be sadly blunted by a continued investment in fossil fuel infrastructure”
