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News Articles: Powering Ga

Albany Green Energy Maintenance Manager Curtis Smith looks out over the pile of chipped-up wood, known as biomass, that the plant will burn to make electricity.

Timber Industry Pushes More Biomass Power

If there’s one thing Georgia has a ton of — actually a billion tons — it’s trees. The state leads the country in acres of private timberland and volume...

August 29, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones

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  • Environment

Why Georgia’s Energy Supply Is About To Get Greener

Georgia’s energy supply is getting greener. Every three years, the Public Service Commission votes on Georgia Power’s overall strategy, detailed in its...

July 22, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Amy Kiley
Barbara C. lives in Washington, Georgia. Her utility bills sometime eat up half of her income.

High Energy Burdens Keep Low Income Georgians From Benefits Of Solar Power

Barbara C. lives in a modest, one-story, three-bedroom home in Washington, Georgia. She’s 73 years old and has lived there since 1977 when she had the...

July 17, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

Public Service Commission Adds More Solar To Georgia Power's Energy Plan

The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved the latest three-year plan for Georgia Power's energy mix. The Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP, was...

July 16, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Ga is a natural gas plant capable of producing in excess of 2,500 MWs, enough energy to power approximately 625,000 homes.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Planning For The Future Of Georgia's Energy

On this edition of Political Rewind, the Public Service Commission is preparing to vote on a power plan that will determine how the state generates...

July 15, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Economy

Grandmother Is One Of Many Georgians Struggling To Keep Lights On

It might be hard to live within them, but most people have budgets. And, sometimes budgeting means tough spending choices like deciding between buying...

July 10, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Ross Terrell ,
  • and 1 more
L-R Homeowner Eric Byas and Chaia Lews with Creative Solar talk to one of Byas' neighbors about residential solar power.

Does Residential Solar Pay Off?

When the Public Service Commission wraps up its once-every-three-year energy plan later this month, it expects to announce a massive increase in solar...

July 10, 2019
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
Wind, solar, and hydroelectricity are three emerging renewable sources of energy.

Atlanta Pledges To Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Last month, the Atlanta City Council approved an ambitious goal: to rely solely on renewable energy by 2035 . Another city that’s taken the lead with...

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Joey Spalding walks back to his truck down the street where he lives, Monday, Sept., 11, 2017, on Tybee Island, Ga. He said the Tropical Storm Irma brought three feet of storm surge into his living room.

Moody's Warns Of Downgrade Over Climate Change Inaction

Last month, Moody’s Investors Service issued a stern warning to states: address climate change or risk a credit downgrade . That report says Georgia is...

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
The Georgia Public Service Commission approved a total of $188 million in credits as part of its order to continue construction of Vogtle 3 and 4 at the Augusta plant.

Georgia Power Customers Will Receive $25 Plant Vogtle Bill Credit In July

Georgia Power customers will receive another $25 credit on their July power bill, the utility said in a news release. This is the second of three...

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Spencer McGuire

Plant Vogtle Nuclear Expansion Still Alive

Georgia Power’s expansion of nuclear power at Plant Vogtle is still alive following a unanimous vote by the state’s Public Service Commission.

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

Georgians Will Pay More For Plant Vogtle Nuclear Expansion

Georgia consumers will have to pay more for power, starting in 2021, now that state regulators have voted to let construction continue on two nuclear...

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington

Plant Vogtle Construction Faces Critical Vote

A vote that could determine the fate of Plant Vogtle must come by Monday.

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

Nobel Winner Says Georgia Leads in Clean Energy

A Nobel Prize-winning energy expert says Georgia is a leader in clean energy production.

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Cindy Hill

Plant Vogtle Construction Will Continue

After a number of meetings and several deadline delays, the construction of the controversial Plant Vogtle will continue. Oglethorpe Power voted yes on...

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
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