by GCV Education Fund | Sep 4, 2019 | Energy & Climate, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2019 Contact: Chris Carnevale, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, chris@cleanenergy.org, 843-973-2637 Melissa Williams, Sierra Club, melissa.williams@sierraclub.org, 828-545-0443 Adam Winer, Consumer...
by GCV Education Fund | Aug 1, 2019 | Energy & Climate
Background information: Every three years an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is filed with Georgia’s Public Service Commission (PSC). The IRP outlines the plan to deliver energy to millions of customers over a 20-year time frame and lays out a vision for the mix...
by GCV Education Fund | Jul 14, 2019 | Energy & Climate
AJC: The Jolt: A sing-off for solar energy at the PSC By Jim Galloway Greg Bluestein Tamar Hallerman Next Tuesday, the state Public Service Commission will vote on Georgia Power’s “Integrated Resource Plan,” a three-year blueprint outlining how much power the...
by GCV Education Fund | Nov 19, 2018 | Energy & Climate, Land & Wildlife
The November 6 election welcomed new environmental stewards into the legislature as well as the approval of two state constitutional amendments that will benefit Georgia’s conservation efforts. The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act (Amendment 1), overwhelmingly approved...
by GCV Education Fund | Oct 31, 2018 | Energy & Climate
By Matt Kempner andAnastaciah Ondieki, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It used to be that millions of Georgians got a bargain on their monthly electric bills, paying Georgia Power residential rates that were nearly 10 percent lower than the national average. But in...
by GCV Education Fund | Oct 18, 2018 | Energy & Climate
Georgia is one of only 11 states in which voters elect public utility commissioners, a critically important board for clean energy in the state. The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is comprised of five members who must reside in a district but are...
by GCV Education Fund | Oct 15, 2018 | Energy & Climate
BY CLARK HOWARD The Telegraph October 10, 2018 Georgia Power is trying to build new nuclear units at its Plant Vogtle outside of Augusta, and it hasn’t been going well. What does this have to do with your monthly power bill? A lot, as it turns out. You’re forgiven if...
by GCV Education Fund | Aug 21, 2018 | Energy & Climate, Press Releases
For Immediate Release August 21, 2018 Contact: Colleen Kiernan, 678-304-9539, colleen@gaconservationvoters.org Jacksonville Electric Authority Tries to Exit “Economically Obsolete” Plant Vogtle Deal while Georgia Public Service Commission Rubber Stamps Vogtle...
by GCV Education Fund | Jul 19, 2018 | Energy & Climate
Original Article by Fiza Pirani, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution High energy bills got you down? You’re not alone. In fact, Georgians’ monthly energy costs are the highest in the South and among the most expensive in the nation. That’s according to a new ranking from...
by GCV Education Fund | Jul 6, 2018 | Energy & Climate, Federal Updates
For Immediate Release July 5, 2018 Contact: Holly Burke, 202-454-4554, holly_burke@lcv.org Carol Browner Statement on Scott Pruitt’s Resignation Washington, D.C. – The nation’s longest serving EPA Administrator and League of Conservation Voters Board Chair Carol M....
