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Georgia Power issues first green bond for $742 million
Georgia Power announced Feb. 26 that it issued its first sustainability bond for $742 million, representing the first sustainability bond for a domestic utility in the United States.
DataBank to supplement Atlanta data center with new microgrid
DataBank announced Aug. 12 that they installed a microgrid, featuring a natural gas and diesel generator, energy cells and a battery bank, at their ATL1 data center in midtown Atlanta.
Kimberly-Clark leases land for Georgia Power solar project
Kimberly-Clark announced Feb. 26 the completion of a 3 MW solar project at their facility in LaGrange, Ga., of which all the output and associated credits will be solar to Georgia Power to advance their renewable energy development goals.
Georgia Power forced to double RE
The Georgia Public Service Commission on July 16 finalized Georgia Power Company’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), increasing the required amount of renewable energy procurement to 2,210 megawatts, more than double the utility’s initial recommendation to add 1,000 megawatts by 2022.
Emory University proposes microgrid
Emory University is asking for support from the Georgia' Public Service Commission to create a microgrid that would allow some energy for the school to be produced on or near their Atlanta campus and could help prevent parts of the university and the neighboring Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from losing power during hurricanes, cyber-attacks and other calamities.
Webinar replay: Buyer aggregation - an emerging path for renewable energy purchasers
This webinar, sponsored by EDF Renewables, will provide an overview of the emerging trend of buyer aggregation. Not every major energy buyer is able to take down a significant volume of renewable energy to secure the lowest pricing. Enter the aggregation model
Georgia Power adds 177+ MW solar for C&I
As part of their Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Development Initiative (C&I REDI), Georgia Power announced on Apr. 9 plans to add more than 177 MW of new solar resources through PPAs signed with NextEra Energy and Origis Energy.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosts onsite grid solar
The newly opened Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, which is in the middle of its inaugural season, has been benefitting from more than 4,000 solar panels installed onsite with help from its utility, Georgia Power.
Leveraging partners, P&G starts 50 MW biomass plant
Marking another step toward its energy goals, Procter & Gamble Co. announced the completion of a 50-MW biomass-fueled combined heat and power plant at one of its largest U.S. facilities, touting the importance of its partnerships in bringing the project to fruition.
Georgia Power offers renewables for C&I customers
As utilities continue to make moves to better serve their commercial and industrial customers, Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power on Sept. 19 announced a new program intended to help those customers meet their renewable energy goals.
