Georgia Power updates solar project construction at military bases

August 3, 2016 Barry Cassell Generation

Georgia Power told the Georgia Public Service Commission in an Aug. 1 update that five solar projects at military bases around the state are making progress, with one completed and four others due for commercial operation by Feb. 28, 2017.

The projects, which have been previously approved by the commission, are:

  • Fort Benning, 30 MW (ac), Dec. 31, 2015, actual commercial operation, AMEC is the vendor;

  • Fort Gordon, 30 MW (ac), commercial operation target of Sept. 1, PowerSecure is the vendor;

  • Fort Stewart, 30 MW (ac), commercial operation target of Oct. 1, PowerSecure is the vendor;

  • Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, 30 MW (ac), commercial operation target of Dec. 1, AMEC is the vendor; and

  • Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, 31 MW (ac), commercial operation target of Feb. 28, 2017, AMEC is the vendor.

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Barry Cassell is Chief Analyst for GenerationHub covering coal and emission controls issues, projects and policy. He has covered the coal and power generation industry for more than 24 years, beginning in November 2011 at GenerationHub and prior to that as editor of SNL Energy’s Coal Report. He was formerly with Coal Outlook for 15 years as the publication’s editor and contributing writer, and prior to that he was editor of Coal & Synfuels Technology and associate editor of The Energy Report. He has a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University.
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