Editor’s Note: While it’s great to see Georgia finally moving to put some serious solar power installations up, the really exciting thing about this story is that some of the projects are offering electricity for 6.5¢/kWh! If that doesn’t mean anything to you, that’s cheaper than the cheapest coal on … [continued]
Solar has been taking off in Georgia. In fact, Georgia is ranked 7th for solar according to SEIA. However, solar continues to be an entertaining and sometimes confounding topic in Georgia. Join me as I interview former Georgia Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker and we discuss the current hot topics … [continued]
In the latest of a long line of legal attacks on Tesla Motors by America’s car dealership associations, the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association has put forward a petition intended to stop the popular EV company from selling its vehicles direct to customers, and to revoke its license. With the recent … [continued]
America’s nascent offshore wind industry took several steps forward over the past month with project announcements in Rhode Island, Texas, and Georgia.
It looks like Georgia’s generous electric vehicle tax credit will live to see at least one more year, based on recent reports — as the state’s legislature ran out of time before voting on the proposed bill to scrap the credit. Just a couple of weeks ago, state Rep. Chuck … [continued]
By Beth Bond of Southeast Green Georgia House Bill 874 (HB874), which is intended to clarify a gray area in current Georgia law, has had an interesting trip in the halls of the Georgia Legislature this year. The proposed bill has a broad base of support and is entitled the Solar Financial … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Thanks to our friends over at renewableenergysolar.net, we have another thrilling solar infographic. This time it’s a solar showdown between Louisiana and Georgia. Enjoy! Solar Jobs Comparison — Louisiana vs. Georgia A showdown of two solar [not so] heavyweights (sorry guys!), Louisiana and Georgia showcase their solar potential by stacking … [continued]
This article was first published on Solar Love (“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 … [continued]
Ergon Solair has moved a step closer to the construction of a 1 GW (1,000 MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in the country of Georgia. The company has secured government support to help fund the $1.5 billion project. That is a tremendously large project, and the cost per watt of … [continued]
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 … [continued]
