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The Telegraph (Macon): The encroachment issue is a thing of the past now. Property owners have been compensated and last week it was announced that Georgia Power is planning to build a 139-megawatt solar generating facility in the encroachment area, an allowable use of the land. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved the project Tuesday. […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia Power is cutting over half of its work force at a coal-fired plant near Rome even as state regulators have been re-examining some of its operations. The Atlanta utility said 80 jobs are being eliminated at Plant Hammond, a 63-year-old facility on the Coosa River near Rome. Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft […]
Russell Grantham for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia Power drew fire this week from critics who want the utility to retire its old coal-fired plants and ramp up efforts to add more solar power and other renewable energy. Every three years, the Atlanta-based electric utility sends updated plans to the Georgia Public Service Commission on how […]
Dan Testa for SNL: Immediately after releasing its 20-year integrated resource plan Jan. 29, Georgia Power Co. came under fire from environmental groups for not being aggressive enough in expanding renewable energy and efficiency programs. In a joint news release, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, or SACE, and the Sierra Club criticized the Southern […]
From CleanEnergy.org: The evidence is stacking up for shutting Plant Hammond down. First, on November 4, the Georgia Water Coalition named Plant Hammond one of the 2015 Dirty Dozen threats to Georgia waterways. Then, a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis showed that the plant is both running less and […]
Robert Walton for Utility Dive: According to IEEFA, the plant is similar to other facilities Georgia Power has already announced it would retire, and produces power that is more expensive than wind and solar resources the utility can access. While baseload plants typically operate at greater than 50% capacity each year, the Hammond facility’s generation […]
David Schlissel
Hobbled by Outdated Coal-Burning Technology, Poor Operating Performance and High Production Costs
We’ve published a paper today that explains why Georgia Power should retire Plant Hammond, an outdated coal-fired electricity plant in northwest Georgia. The report, posted here, details how the 840-megawatt plant, whose four units are from 44 to 61 years old, has grown increasingly expensive to ratepayers in recent years. Plant Hammond’s high costs are […]
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Please Join Us For Our Plant Hammond Press Teleconference, 10 a.m. Eastern, 727-258-5789 PIN: 97609 Follow Along With This Slide Show ATLANTA, Nov. 18, 2015 – A study published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) concludes that Georgia Power’s aging Plant Hammond should be retired. The study, Georgia Power Company […]
Georgia Power Should Retire Plant Hammond, by David Schlissel, November 18, 2015
Georgia Power’s Aging Plant Hammond Should Be Retired
Hobbled by Outdated Coal-Burning Technology, Poor Operating Performance and High Production CostsWe’ve published a paper today that explains why Georgia Power should retire Plant Hammond, an outdated coal-fired electricity plant in northwest Georgia. The report, posted here, details how the 840-megawatt plant, whose four units are from 44 to 61 years old, has grown increasingly expensive to ratepayers in recent years. Plant Hammond’s high costs are […]