Georgia Power sells green energy
Georgia Power announced the launch of its Green
Energy program. Green energy is available to residential customers
in 100-kilowatt-hour blocks and requires a 12-month subscription
period. Each block costs $4.50. Business and industrial customers
can also participate in the program. The minimum number of blocks
purchased by a business will be based on the amount of energy the
customer has historically used.
Over 400 customers have already signed up for
green energy.
Georgia Power’s first source of green energy
is being generated in DeKalb County. Last year, the DeKalb County
Board of Commissioners voted in favor of developing a new landfill
gas generation facility at the county’s Seminole Road facility
and approved a 10-year contract to sell the energy to Georgia Power.
The facility consists of two, 1.6 megawatt generators that have
the ability to produce 24 million to 25 million kilowatt hours of
electricity annually; this equals enough energy to power more than
2,000 homes. |
