Invenergy Signs PPA With Georgia Power For 160 MWac Solar Project
Invenergy has signed a power purchase agreement with Georgia Power for electricity generated by the 160 MWac Camilla Solar project which is currently being developed.
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Georgia Power Unveils Simple Solar Energy Program
Georgia residents can quickly and easily in Georgia Power’s Smart Solar program. By agreeing to pay one cent per kilowatt-hour more than the standard rate, they can promote solar energy without installing a rooftop solar system on their homes.
Georgia Solar Finance Legislation Applauded By SEIA
Making it easier and more affordable to install rooftop solar systems on homes, businesses, government and military properties, and nonprofits and churches across the state, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law the Solar Power Free Market Financing Act. Representing a welcome change in Georgia, the new consensus legislation is considered an important victory […]
Solar Industry Growing Fast In 7 US States
We might expect to hear that the solar power industry is doing well in California and it is, but the latest news is that it is growing fast in other states as well. North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Georgia, and Florida are all experiencing their own big increases in solar power. This is […]
131 MW Solar Power Plant For Georgia
Even though the state of Georgia has plenty of sunshine historically it hasn’t done that well with solar power development. Utility and state politics have been the main barrier, but apparently that resistance has been fading, at least somewhat. For example, recently it was announced that the largest solar power plant in Georgia will be […]
Solar Power Could Triple In Georgia
Georgia has not done the best of the US states in adopting solar power. At the same time, it has installed about 138 MW, so it ranks 15th nationally. The state’s utility, Georgia Power, has not been very open to renewable energy, even though Georgia has very strong solar potential. Up until now, it seems […]
Purple Solar Panels
Last weekend, we wrote about a Tea Party group in Georgia helping to push through a strong solar policy there. Of course, many of us in the solar industry took notice of this unique partnership between blue and red. CAUSE actually went and created some fun out of it by putting together this image: The […]
Georgia Solar Gets Tea Party Boost (525 MW Approved!)
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a new program under which the local energy generator and distributor Georgia Power would be required to construct 525 MW of solar power plants by 2016. This was proposed by Lauren McDonald and was passed with a vote of 3-2. Incidentally, a lot of support came from […]
Solar In Georgia?
A new solar energy bill in the US state of Georgia has been submitted, “Rural Georgia Economic Recovery and Solar Resource Act of 2014.” This bill would create a new model for generation and distribution of electricity, allowing the Public Service Commission to authorize and establish a rural community solar initiative and oversee and manage the expansion of solar energy in the […]