After Longtime Opposition, Southern Co. Warms to Solar
UtilityDive.com, by Rod Kuckro, November 12, 2013
Southern Power is considering bidding on solar energy projects in Georgia that regulators want to see built by utility Georgia Power as part of the state's long-term energy plan, according to documents filed with the Public Service Commission. Southern Power is the wholesale energy unit of Southern Co., while Georgia Power is one if the Atlanta-based company's regulated utilities. The Georgia PSC convinced Georgia Power to agree to add 525 megawatts of solar to its system. Historically, Southern Co. and its utilities have not supported renewable energy development, arguing that the South's climate is unsuited for solar and that the technology was too expensive compared with power from its coal-fired generation fleet.
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