ATLANTA, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Georgia Power (NYSE: SO) is
proud to announce the launch of its Green Energy program. Green energy is
electricity produced in an environmentally friendly manner. Sources of
green energy include the sun, wind, water and landfill gas to energy.
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Green energy is available to residential customers in 100-kilowatt-hour
blocks and requires a 12-month subscription period. Each block costs $4.50.
Business and industrial customers can also participate in the program. The
minimum number of blocks purchased by a business will be based on the
amount of energy the customer has historically used.
Over 400 customers have already signed up for green energy. Customers
interested in signing up for the program should call 1-800-735-7797 or
visit the company website, http://www.georgiapower.com/greenenergy.
Georgia Power's first source of green energy is being generated in
DeKalb County. Last year, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted in
favor of developing a new landfill gas generation facility at the county's
Seminole Road facility and approved a 10-year contract to sell the energy
to Georgia Power. The facility consists of two, 1.6 megawatt generators
that have the ability to produce 24 million to 25 million kilowatt hours of
electricity annually; this equals enough energy to power more than 2,000
homes.
The Seminole Road Landfill accepts about 1,700 tons of municipal solid
waste garbage daily. As the garbage decomposes, methane gas, a natural
byproduct of the landfill, is generated. Usually, the methane is flared
(burned off) to reduce the hazard of gas buildup. However, the new
generation facility uses the methane gas to power electric generators and
produce green energy for Georgia Power's residential and business
customers.
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the
nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an
investor-owned, tax-paying utility with rates well below the national
average. Georgia Power serves 2.25 million customers in all but four of
Georgia's 159 counties.
SOURCE Georgia Power
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Related links:
http://www.georgiapower.com
http://www.georgiapower.com/greenenergy
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CONTACT:
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