Green Power

Green Power EMC is the first renewable energy program in Georgia and serves electricity through its 28 EMCs to more than three million Georgians.

Since 2001, Green Power EMC has brought on-line two landfill generating sites and a low-impact hydroelectric facility, bringing the total renewable generating capacity to 7.3 megawatts, enough to supply the energy needs of 4,000 consumers.

The Roberts Road landfill facility in Fayette County generates one megawatt of power to the statewide electric grid, along with four megawatts of electricity generated at the Taylor County landfill, and two megawatts from the hydroelectric facility located near Athens.

Additionally, Green Power EMC in August 2005 launched a test to evaluate the potential of wind generation in Georgia. The test site is located atop Oglethorpe Power Corporation's Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Plant in Floyd County. A stand-alone wind assessment tower has been installed by Renewable Generation, Inc., at the edge of the pumped storage facility to collect various wind-related data over a 12-month period.

Green Power EMC is also educating middle and high school students about the benefits of solar energy. Through the Sun Power for Schools program, participating EMCs partner with a middle or high school to install a photovoltaic system to harness energy from the sun and provide on-line data monitoring in the classroom. This is the first statewide academic program to evaluate the cost effectiveness of solar energy.

Read about Green Power EMC's agreement to purchase 20 megawatts of electricity from the first poultry litter-to-energy operation in Georgia!

For more information, visit www.greenpoweremc.com.