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Georgia Power Phases Out Old, Expensive Coal Plants
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January 7, 2013
On January 7, in a victory for clean air and public health, Georgia Power announced its plans to phase out 15 total coal and oil-fired boilers belonging to some of the dirtiest coal plants in the Peach State.
Georgia Power’s own analysis showed that the Branch, Kraft, and Yates coal plants are all too expensive to operate in comparison to cleaner, less water-intensive forms of energy such as solar and geothermal power.
With today’s announcement, 129 coal plants nationwide have been slated for retirement. Although Georgia Power has been slow to invest in clean energy generation to meet Georgia’s energy needs, today’s announcement demonstrates that coal-fired power plants are no longer able to provide competitively priced electricity.
The Beyond Coal campaign was launched in 2002, and in partnership with allied groups across the country, the Sierra Club has prevented 174 new coal plants from being built and has secured the planned retirement of 129 plants. Learn more at beyondcoal.org.
Details and Documents:
Georgia Power Phases Out Old, Expensive Coal PlantsJanuary 7, 2013 Sierra Club Press Release
News Articles:Georgia Power seeks to retire 15 coal, oil power units January 7, 2013,
Reuters
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