Georgia Power to add 177 megawatts of solar to support C&I REDI program
Georgia Power today announced Monday that its plan to add approximately 177 megawatts (MW) of solar resources to supply the Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Development Initiative (C&I REDI).
The initiative was developed through the company’s 2016 Integrated Resource Plan process and is designed to increase renewable energy use in Georgia and help commercial and industrial customers meet their renewable energy goals.
“We are excited to partner with individual customers to accomplish their renewable energy goals, while also adding value for all customers through continued diversification of our state’s energy mix,” Wilson Mallard, director of Renewable Development for Georgia Power, said. “This program demonstrates our ongoing commitment to responsibly procure renewable energy resources to meet our customers’ evolving energy needs, while ensuring reliable and affordable energy for millions of Georgians every day.”
In 2017, Georgia Power hosted a Notice of Intent process through which eligible customers applied to participate in the program.
Google, Johnson & Johnson, Target, and Walmart have subscribed to the program through agreements for terms of at least 10 years in length. The participating customers will receive hourly credits matching the actual production from the two C&I REDI facilities, as well as renewable energy credits (RECs), generated from the resources.
Georgia Power has 30-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the C&I REDI program with two developers who will build, own and operate the facilities.
Georgia Power signed a PPA NextEra Energy Resources through its subsidiary Dougherty County Solar, LLC for the 120 MW Dougherty County Solar Facility in Albany, Georgia. The facility is scheduled to begin operation by Dec. 31, 2019.
The second PPA is with Origis Energy through its subsidiary GA Solar 3, LLC for the 57.5 MW Tanglewood Solar facility in Camilla, Georgia, which is scheduled to begin operation by June 30, 2020.
