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Georgia utilities earned high marks in SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report, with Georgia Power ranking fourth among 14 major regional electricity providers in solar watts per customer. The report forecasts a doubling of Georgia's…
“Georgia Power ranks fourth out of 14 major regional electricity providers in a key measure: watts of solar electricity generated per customer”
“If Georgia Power just made a conscious effort to encourage people to put solar on their roof and batteries behind the meter, it would mean Georgia Power wouldn't have to be servicing them during these peak challenges”
“If you're going to be No. 1 in employment, investment, EV sales and charging deployment in the Southeast, then let's make Georgia No. 1 in equitable access to the benefits of electric transportation”
“These communities lack access to electric mobility infrastructure to support the transition to a true transportation. And often these communities lack access to the jobs that are coming from this transition.”
“So I think as those vehicles come to market, it's going to be incumbent upon all of us to make sure that rural communities are being prioritized.”
A GPB morning news brief mentions an annual report by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy assessing the Southeast's progress toward carbon-neutral energy production. The report indicates Georgia Power requires significant changes to meet decarbonization goals.…
Atlanta Public Schools received $9.9 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to purchase 25 electric school buses, with deployment expected by the 2024 school year. The announcement highlighted health and environmental…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams unveiled a comprehensive environmental plan focused on three pillars: climate resilience, creation of 25,000-40,000 green energy jobs, and reduced energy costs for Georgians. The plan includes establishing a Green Development Bank,…
“You can't get a 200-acre parcel of flat land up here. You start getting in the mountains, and it's more developed in the north. So, the way to reconcile that is to build a lot more south-to-north transmission. But you can't just snap your fingers and do that overnight.”
South Korean automaker Hyundai is in talks with Georgia state officials to build an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Bryan County near Savannah, which would create approximately 8,500 jobs. The article cites a Southern Alliance for…
