by GCV Education Fund | Mar 2, 2020 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Legislative
The second half of the Georgia General Assembly’s legislative session began on January 13. It’s been a busy session and crossover day, the day when bills need to be sent to the second chamber, is rapidly approaching on March 12. For reference, bills that are not sent...
by GCV Education Fund | Sep 20, 2019 | Energy & Climate
What Georgia Power is proposing: Georgia Power residential customers pay a monthly “mandatory” fee that is hidden on your power bill. All customers are forced to pay this fee no matter how much energy you use. Georgia Power wants to hike your monthly fee...
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...
