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Fri., February 24, 2012 7:49am
A bill allowing third parties to lease solar panels has been tabled in the Senate Regulated Industries Committee. 45 other states have already passed similar legislation.
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Tue., December 6, 2011 5:33pm
Three French solar-energy companies are exploring the potential Georgia market for their products this week. They see Georgia and the southeast United States as growth markets for residential solar power.
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Tue., October 18, 2011 4:32pm
Georgia’s solar industry says an old state law is stifling Georgians’ access to the energy resource. And a push is on to get lawmakers to change it. The state’s 1973 Territorial Electric Service Act prohibits anyone from selling power—except to a utility. Utility companies say it’s a vital law to protect their infrastructure investment and ensure customer protection.
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Mon., September 5, 2011 12:08pm
Georgia Power is taking bids for a project that will generate enough solar energy to power 20,000 homes. It’s the company’s largest solar undertaking. The Public Service Commission charged Georgia Power to expand its solar investment earlier this year.
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Thu., September 1, 2011 2:37pm
Three solar manufacturers in the nation have gone belly up in recent months because they can’t keep up with cheaper production in China. But Georgia solar companies are weathering the global market fluctuation favorably...some even benefiting from it.
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Mon., July 11, 2011 11:46am
Georgia Power says it wants to add 50 megawatts of solar energy to its system by 2015. Georgia Power Vice President Greg Roberts told a conference Monday that a proposal now before state utility regulators would expand the use of solar energy beyond the power company's existing program.
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Wed., June 29, 2011 1:26pm
Two south Georgia counties are among seven sites being considered for construction of what would be the world’s largest solar farm. Sumter and Tatnall counties are in the running for a $1.4 billion, 400 megawatt project to be built by Florida-based National Solar Power. Four other sites are being considered in Florida, with one other in North Carolina.
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Sat., June 25, 2011 7:13am
A state utility regulator said he sees more room for solar power in Georgia. Public Service Commissioner Chuck Eaton told a conference Friday that he opposed solar energy five years ago because the price was too high. He said he changed his mind because the cost has fallen and the technology is more efficient.
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Tue., April 19, 2011 2:01pm
State lawmakers want to encourage more investment in solar energy with a bill that increases the tax credit for solar projects.
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Mon., January 31, 2011 3:00pm
Georgia’s largest solar farm to date is heating homes in north Georgia. Its owner says he would like to start more big projects here, but it’s not financially feasible.
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