Georgia clean energy job growth is cooling, new study says

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A new study from E2 says that clean energy job growth in Georgia is cooling.

A new study released by the for the nonpartisan climate research group E2 says that clean energy progress is slowing, especially in Georgia.  

Zach Amittay, the Southeast Advocate for E2, said that while Georgia led the country in new clean energy projects in 2023, progress has slowed. 

For instance, the state has seen three clean energy projects announced this year and just as many canceled.

“Those three projects canceled have represented a sizable amount of lost investment: over $3.3 billion in lost investment and over 1,300 jobs forecast that will no longer be brought to the state," he said. 

Slowing growth in the clean energy sector could be because of Biden administration clean energy incentives and tax credits ended by the Trump administration.  

Amittay said that while growth has decelerated, Georgia still has still has dozens of active clean energy projects and billions of dollars of investment.