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News Articles: clean energy

Atlanta's Summer Youth Employment Program is part of Mayor Andre Dickens' Year of the Youth.

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City Council approves $2M for Atlanta mayor’s summer youth work program

The Atlanta City Council allocated $2 million to fund this year’s city-sponsored summer youth employment program.

May 07, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Plant Yates in Coweta County

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State utility regulators approve Georgia Power plan to use fossil fuels to power data centers

The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved Georgia Power’s controversial updated plans to significantly expand its generation capacity by investing in a heavier reliance on fossil fuels and adding more renewable energy over the next several years.

April 17, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
 Georgia Power’s requested rate increase would add $16.29 – about $200 annually – to the average residential customer’s bill over the next three years, starting in 2023 with a $14.32 hike. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder

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State PSC poised to hear Georgia Power’s plan to increase fossil fuel use to power data centers

 

Environmental and consumer groups are urging state regulators not to approve Georgia Power’s plans to increase its use of fossil fuels to meet a rapidly growing industrial demand.

April 02, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Students of the first Clean Tech Infrastructure Academy cohort gather at the Goodwill to celebrate completing the program January 23, 2024. They each have on blue work jumpsuits and blue hats.

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Goodwill of North Georgia celebrates inaugural class of clean energy job training program

Georgia's electric vehicle industry continues to grow, and Goodwill of North Georgia is working to train people for clean energy jobs. The first cohort has officially completed the program.

January 24, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.

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Georgia's governor says more clean energy will be needed to fuel electric vehicle manufacturing

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is telling world business leaders that the state must increase its supply of electricity produced without burning fossil fuels to meet industries' demand for clean energy. The Republican spoke Thursday on a panel focused on electric vehicles at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

January 18, 2024
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  • Associated Press
An oil pump jack stands near a field of wind turbines in Nolan, Texas, on Oct. 4. Oil companies are under pressure to pivot more swiftly toward renewable energy. Here's one reason why that's not happening so quickly: It's still incredibly lucrative to sell oil.

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Making oil is more profitable than saving the planet. These numbers tell the story

Major oil companies are under pressure to invest more money in clean energy — but there's a big hurdle: It's still a hell of a lot more profitable to produce fossil fuels.

December 12, 2023
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  • Camila Domonoske
A section of aluminium coils from one of Helion's fusion machines. The company hopes its next-generation Polaris system will produce more electricity than it consumes.

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Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work?

For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

December 04, 2023
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Electric vehicle owners visited the EV roadshow when it stopped in Fayetteville, Georgia August 18, 2022.

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Federal funding looks to promote equity in Georgia’s growing electric transit industry

Funding from the Department of Energy will be used to ensure Black Georgians have equal access to the state's growing electric transportation networks and industry.

November 01, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Electric vehicle owners visited the EV roadshow when it stopped in Fayetteville, Georgia August 18, 2022.

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General Assembly eyeing incentives for government vehicle fleets to switch to EVs

With Georgia vying to become the nation’s e-mobility capital, the state may be about to embark on an initiative aimed at increasing the number of electric vehicles traveling Georgia streets and highways.

October 23, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
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Georgia EMCs land federal grant for electric grid, clean energy projects

Georgia’s electric membership corporations (EMCs) received a $250 million federal grant Wednesday for a series of grid improvement and clean energy projects.

October 19, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Solar panel covers the roof of this home near Savannah High School

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Solar leasing programs offered for low-to-moderate income Georgians

Low- and moderate-income Georgia homeowners have a new opportunity to benefit from solar panels on their roof without spending tens of thousands of dollars upfront. 

October 05, 2023
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  • Mary Landers

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Why don’t Coastal Georgia warehouses have solar on their roofs?

Coastal Georgia boasts an abundance of sunshine and a rapidly growing abundance of warehouses. But rarely do these two combine to produce electricity from rooftop solar. 

September 18, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
Using an infrared thermometer to measure the heat put out by an LED light bulb.

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Georgia’s Black churches look to go green

Churches are taking advantage of federal funds for energy efficiency and solar panels, made available through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

August 15, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
The Keneda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech.

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Solar power is a cheap, favored form of renewable energy in GA, but residential solar lags

Solar, the most affordable form of energy in Georgia, has momentous support from both sides of the political aisle — and it’s combating climate change.

July 20, 2023
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  • Kala Hunter
Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower over the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.

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  • Energy

Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain

When President Biden talks about tackling climate change, he talks about economic opportunities. Offshore wind promises to provide many opportunities, but it's not for everyone.

January 24, 2023
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  • H.J. Mai
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