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Tue., January 31, 2012 3:00pm
The owners of a Savannah solar electric firm are challenging Georgia Power to sue them. Company officials want to test monopoly utility laws preventing Georgians from generating their own electricity. The company is calling itself Lower Rates for Customers.
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Sun., October 2, 2011 11:00pm
A Southeast Georgia solar energy company is turning over a part of its revenues to a trust fund benefitting Bulloch County. Officials from Tabby Power Solar Company say, the fund is starting small -- with a few thousand dollars invested and a few hundred dollars in annual contributions to the county budget. But, eventually, advocates say, solar power could make Bulloch County and the rest of rural Georgia financially independent.
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Mon., September 5, 2011 11:08am
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 1:37pm
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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Wed., July 27, 2011 12:11pm
The state Department of Revenue is trying to make it easier for people applying for solar tax credits. They're taking public comment on new rules.The program maxed out in the past couple years and solar advocates say that created uncertainty around investment
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Mon., December 20, 2010 3:27pm
A Georgia Tech study concludes that if the state invested in more renewable energy, it would eventually result in lower electricity rates.
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Sun., December 19, 2010 7:54pm
Solar energy made some progress in the state this past year, but solar advocates say not enough. Among them is newly-elected public service commissioner Tim Echols.
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Wed., March 10, 2010 3:32pm
Mayor Otis Johnson returns from a trip to Austria with a deal that could br
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Fri., November 6, 2009 5:52pm
Some state business leaders warned lawmakers at a meeting Friday that Georg
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