Competition Brewing Over Solar Power

Source: http://www.silobreaker.com/

Welcome to the 21st century. A Georgia start-up company plans to rival Georgia Power in generating utility level energy from the sun. 

The Georgia Public Service Commission has heard from Georgia Solar Utilities, asking for approval to get started on a solar field near Milledgeville to generate 80 megawatts, and growing to 500 megawatts.

But that's just for starters. Georgia Solar Utilities is ready to produce two thousand megawatts. The new reactors at Plant Vogtle will be at 22-hundred megawatts.

At this point, Georgia Power controls utility level solar power in the state.  It might take a change in state law to allow for some solar competition.