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The Clean Energy Economy



The Clean Energy Economy: Georgia

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PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Clean Energy Economy Driving Explosive Job Growth – Pew Charitable Trusts, June 10, 2009

Georgia has a large and growing piece of America’s clean energy economy. With more than 16,000 jobs in the clean energy economy in 2007, the state beat the national average of 15,106 jobs. Georgia attracted nearly $180 million in venture capital in the past three years, most of which has supported clean energy generation, and ranks ninth among states in the number of clean technology patents. The Georgia Public Service Commission recently approved a request from Georgia Power Company to convert one of its large, coal-fired power plants to biomass. The plant, located near Albany, Georgia, is expected to produce 96 megawatts of capacity, making it one of the largest biomass power plants in the country.

 

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