Surrounded by acres of solar panels on the western edge of Fort Benning, Army and Georgia Power Company officials celebrated on Wednesday a joint project that will produce renewable energy for the post. The $75 million facility, built in about two years after it gained the required state approval, has 134,000 solar panels over more […]
More than 700 people in the Athens area signed up for an evaluation of their homes or businesses as potential sites for solar energy installations under the Solarize Athens bulk-purchasing program, according to the program’s sponsors. Source: Solarize Athens ends, 18 solar energy systems installed with more to come | Online Athens
A groundbreaking ceremony Thursday kicked off construction of a 150-acre solar farm on the Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany that will generate up to 44 megawatts of power. Once completed, the $75 million facility is expected to be one of the state’s largest solar installations. Some 138,000 southwest-facing fixed panels planned for the site could power […]
Albany in southwest Georgia is in a state of transition these days — from old power to new power. Thursday, Georgia Power broke ground on a solar power farm near Albany that will deliver 31 megawatts of power — enough to supply roughly 5,000 homes .Meanwhile, the Atlanta utility shut down part of a 52-year-old […]
Join Hannah Solar after Solar Power Southeast on Wednesday, May 25th for music, barbeque, and drinks at their office in Atlanta, which isconveniently located just 6 miles from the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center.
Solar Power Southeast returns to Atlanta, May 25- 26, 2016. The regional event will bring 500 solar industry professionals that want to conduct business in the southeast United States solar market. Over 100 companies are registered to attend the event as of March. This is a must-attend event if you would like to grow your business […]
3/29/16—Farmland has become fertile territory for clean energy, as solar and wind developers in North America, Europe and Asia seek more flat, treeless expanses to build. That’s also been a boon for struggling U.S. family farms that must contend with floundering commodity prices. Source: Harvesting Sunshine More Lucrative Than Crops at Some U.S. Farms – Bloomberg
3/18/16—The sun may be starting to shine on solar as a viable alternative energy, but cost and scale continue to be issues, according to a panel brought together Thursday night in Winterville to discuss the solar energy industry. Source: Solar energy on cusp of real success in Georgia, panelists say
1/26/16—The south could become the hotbed of the solar industry over the next six to twelve months if all goes as planned in Georgia. Source: Solar’s Southern Strategy Could Accelerate With Georgia Deal – Forbes
1/1/2016—As homeowners embrace solar, utilities are making less money, and that’s shaking up their business model. Companies in California and Georgia are handling the growth in dramatically different ways. Source: Like Night And Day: How Utilities In California And Georgia Approach Solar : NPR