Georgia power solar projects. News item from georgia power. You can support project share by simply adding 1 2 5 or 10 to your electric bill payment and georgia power will match your monthly donation. Through continued development of ccsp as well as other solar projects and programs georgia power expects to add up to 1400 mw of additional renewable capacity by the end of 2021.
Solamerica has been an incredible partner throughout the process of getting this solar portfolio up and running in georgia. Georgia powers 139 mw solar project at robins air force base is expected to break ground in 2018. To help meet our customers growing electricity needs georgia power is committed to using reliable cost effective and renewable energy sources that work best in our state.
The company is an investor owned tax paying utility serving 23 million customers in 155 of 159 counties in georgia. Georgia power currently has more than 1625 mw of solar capacity currently online. To help meet our customers growing electricity needs georgia power is committed to using reliable cost effective renewable energy sources that work best in our state.
The future of solar is bright in georgia and georgia power is leading the way in making our state a national leader in solar energy. Housed on the roof of georgia powers headquarters the energy generated by the pv panels is partially offseting the electricity needs of georgia powers corporate headquarters. Duke energy renewables a subsidiary of duke energy announced that nine solar projects developed with solamerica energy totaling 141 megawatts mw have begun commercial operations across central georgia under georgia powers renewable energy development initiative.
Georgia powers rates remain well below the national average. The company is also working with the university system of georgia on the development of two large scale solar projects at fort valley state university and georgia college and state university. These projects bring duke energy renewables operating through its rec solar business unit to 274 mw of solar projects in.
Georgia powers solar demonstration project. Georgia power is the largest subsidiary of southern company one of the nations largest generators of electricity.