It is the commissions job to oversee that implementation. For Atlanta Gas, that means the addition of four compressed-natural-gas fueling stations, including one in Savannah. ... Other implementation responsibilities include overseeing the actual contracts Georgia Power signs for 210 megawatts in new solar generation, the decertification of the first of the coal-fired plants being shuttered, and the companys first-ever contract to purchase wind power. Activists like Seth Gunning of the environmental group The Sierra Club will be watching the commissioner and looking for opportunities to nudge them to do more. ... It may be an implementation year for the commission, but it wont be an inactive one.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:11:52 +0000