Greetings #GreenATLiens! And a happy #fridaysforfuture to you! This Friday we’d like to show you how the future of renewable energy is shaping up in our state! .

According to local nonprofit GreenPower EMC, their members have 33 active renewable energy projects in the state and 11 more under construction.By 2021, Georgia is projected to have ~10,200 acres of solar farms, up from ~3,200 in 2018.

According to the Consumer Energy Alliance, Georgia’s “solar boom” ranks third in the Southeast after Florida and North Carolina, and tied with Virginia. Despite this growth, less than 5% of Georgia’s energy comes from renewable sources. Georgia Beyond Coal was able to bump that up to 15% locally in Athens Clarke County through student activism efforts.

According to a UC Berkeley study, solar energy creates over seven times more jobs than coal or oil per mega watt hour (MWh) produced (source).

You can support the development of renewable energy in Georgia by contacting your senators, representatives, and city council members to express your full support of 100% renewable energy by 2035.

Senator David Perdue
Email (404) 865-0087 (ATL) (202) 224-3521 (DC)

Senator Johnny Isakson
Email (770) 661-0999 (ATL) (202) 224-3643 (DC)

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