The chairman of the Public Service Commission says that a Georgia utility could soon boost the amount of solar power it offers to customers.
Lauren "Bubba" McDonald says Thursday that Georgia Power Co. will propose a new solar tariff it would use to purchase an additional 2.5 megawatts of electricity generated by solar power from independent producers.
If the proposal is adopted by the commission, Georgia would have 6.4 megawatts of solar capacity. He said "it is an advancement of this industry of which we, as a state, can be proud."
Sales of solar power offered by the utility have already doubled in the last 12 months, he said. Its Green Power Program charges customers $3.50 extra for each 100-kilowatt-hour block of solar electricity they buy per month.
Georgia Power limits how much it buys from customers to resell in the Green program to ensure that it doesn’t promise more than it can deliver. In June, it raised that limit by 400 kilowatts, and Thursday’s announcement will add another 2.5 megawatts for a total of 5.4 megawatts that it will buy for resale.
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