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Southeastern Generator Interconnection Queue Updates Now Available for Download

Southeastern Generator Interconnection Queue Updates Now Available for Download

Southern Renwable Energy Association has updated the Southeastern Generator Interconnect Queue for Fall 2025. You can download the outlook by power source. Before any new power plant can connect...
Georgia CARES? Solar RFP Struggles in the Peach State

Georgia CARES? Solar RFP Struggles in the Peach State

In July 2022, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) directed Georgia Power to procure 2,100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy resources through its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). One...
Webinar: Discussing SREA's Filed Testimony & Recommendations in the Georgia Power 2025 IRP

Webinar: Discussing SREA's Filed Testimony & Recommendations in the Georgia Power 2025 IRP

Join the Southern Renewable Energy Association's Regulatory Director Whit Cox and Alejandro Palomino with Energy Strategies as they walk us through testimony filed by SREA in the Georgia...

Georgia Power’s 2025 IRP Testimony Highlights Broad Support for Clean Energy, Scrutiny of Gas Expansion Plans

As the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) reviews Georgia Power’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), dozens of stakeholders—from clean energy developers to consumer advocates and local governments—have weighed in with a clear message: Georgia’s energy future must be cleaner, more affordable,...

Let the Market Lead: Aligning Georgia's Energy Plan with Business Demand and Economic Growth

Georgia Power’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) presents a pivotal opportunity to strengthen Georgia’s economic competitiveness, energy independence, and grid resilience. But as currently proposed, it misses the mark in several areas. Most notably, the utility’s modest proposal to procure just...

SREA application to intervene in Georgia Power IRP docket filed

Regulatory Director Whit Cox filed SREA's motion to intervene in the Georgia Power IRP docket.

​SREA statement on Georgia Power 2025 IRP

Georgia Power's 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) includes adding up to 4,000 megawatts of new renewable energy resources by 2035, including 1,000 MW by 2032, and more than 1,000 miles of new transmission lines. Clean energy resources and transmission solutions are vital...

Powering Georgia

Powering Georgia is a nonpartisan coalition of Georgians united to identify, engage, and empower voices across the state who support utility-scale renewable energy developments. Our mission is simple: accelerate clean energy growth in Georgia by finding and connecting landowners, farmers, business leaders, and community stakeholders who understand that a modern, reliable grid requires local, scalable solutions.

If you share a bold vision for a Georgia where clean energy is homegrown, reliable, and genuinely benefits every community, Powering Georgia invites you to join us. This is about real progress, real collaboration, and real results—together, we will drive the energy future Georgia deserves.

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Powering Georgia partners with communities across the state to counter misinformation about renewable energy and to support community leaders in crafting clear, practical language for advocating when wind or solar projects come to their areas.

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Powering Georgia believes lasting change comes from uniting communities, policymakers, and industry partners to advocate for transparent, evidence-based renewable energy policies. By forming broad coalitions across the state, we advance practical, affordable power solutions that protect everyday Georgians.

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Powering Georgia champions policies that grow renewable energy and shield the industry from harmful legislation. We work to ensure practical siting guidelines, reliable bonding standards, and clear decommissioning processes so projects can thrive in communities across the state.