Activists Say Utilities — Including Georgia Power — Aren’t Moving Away From Coal Fast Enough

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January 27th, 2021

Georgia utility regulators approved a plan Thursday that would shut down a number of Georgia Power Co.'s coal-fired power plants, but not before postponing the death warrant for two units.

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Electric utilities around the country aren’t on pace to meet their own climate commitments, according to a report from the Sierra Club.

Georgia Power itself has not made a climate pledge, but its parent company, Atlanta-based Southern Company, has.

Last year, Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning announced a new goal: to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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