Renewable Energy
More Solar for Green Power EMC
The portfolio of a Georgia green energy provider that serves co-ops in the state just got a little brighter.
A 150-kw “solar energy field” is the latest source of renewable energy for Green Power EMC. (Photo Courtesy of Clean Control Corp.)
A 150-kilowatt solar facility on the grounds of a cleaning product manufacturer expands the renewable generation portfolio of Green Power EMC, Tucker, to almost 28 megawatts. It also means that co-ops choosing to participate in this project can offer more green energy to members.
Green Power EMC joined with Clean Control Corp. in Warner Robins and First Century Energy, a developer seeking to build other solar facilities in the state. Flint Energies, also in Warner Robins, is providing interconnection services.
The “solar energy field,” as Clean Control’s website calls it, is one of the largest of its kind in the state and the first in mid-Georgia, according to officials at Green Power EMC.
“It’s big news here because there are no big solar facilities in this part of the state,” explained Marty Myers, coordinator at Green Power EMC, noting that a woody biomass facility is the state’s largest renewable project.
Currently, only about 275 kw of the EMC’s portfolio comes from solar energy, Myers said. The other major source is a 125-kw installation on the rooftop of a building in Athens. And through GPEMC’s Sun Power for Schools program, 33 schools each operate 1.25-kw photovoltaic systems.
Green Power EMC is working with First Century Energy to possibly develop other solar projects.
“We are actively pursuing efficient approaches to increasing the supply of renewable energy to Georgia’s EMC members,” said Jeff Pratt, president of Green Power EMC. “Distributed solar power generation can help supply a customer’s energy needs with little ongoing maintenance and no fuel expense.”
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Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy