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Georgia Power solar program to allow customers to lease panels

Plugging into solar power in Georgia no longer means having to add panels to your roof for Georgia Power customers. The company is launching a community solar program that would allow customers to lease part of a large array. It is among the efforts across Georgia that makes it one of the fastest growing states in adding solar power.

Source: Georgia Power solar program to allow customers to lease panels | The Augusta Chronicle

Utilities fighting against rooftop solar are only hastening their own doom

Across the country, intense battles are being waged as utilities push back against the rapid spread of rooftop solar. Batteries, are going to scramble those battles, making them effectively unwinnable for utilities. The existential crisis they hoped to avoid by slowing rooftop solar is going to slam into them twice as hard once batteries enter the picture.

Source: Utilities fighting against rooftop solar are only hastening their own doom – Vox

New solar farm approved by county commission

A new solar installation will be going up in the next few months in Polk County, joining its sister location right across the street on Highway 101. The facility soon to be built by Hecate Energy will be going up on land owned by the Lewis family, who got unanimous approval last week for a Special Land Use permit from the county commission.

Source: New solar farm approved by county commission | Local | northwestgeorgianews.com

Georgia Power earns top five spot for added solar capacity in 2016

While progress at Georgia Power’s expansion at Plant Vogtle remains foggy, progress in other areas are much clearer. The Georgia utility provider earned a top five ranking from the Smart Electric Power Alliance this week for the solar power capacity it added to the energy grid in 2016. Of the 412 American utilities in the group’s consideration, Georgia Power earned a 5th place listing, improving on its 10th place finish the year before.

Source: Georgia Power earns top five spot for added solar capacity in 2016 | The Augusta Chronicle

GA Interfaith group supports solar policies

Georgia’s many faith communities honor God by making choices that protect his creation for current and future generations. For an increasing number, that means embracing solar as a clean source of the most basic commodity we consume each day: electricity. Unfortunately in some Georgia communities it’s getting harder to make this moral choice. Because local utilities feel threatened by solar’s emergence as a viable choice for their customers, some are imposing fees that penalize homes, businesses and churches for investing in solar.

Source: This is Viewpoints for Sunday, April 23, 2017 | The Telegraph