Ga. Power says solar plan infringes on territory
02/20/2012 in Spit & Whittle
Atlanta Business Chronicle by Carla Caldwell, Morning Call Editor Monday, February 20, 2012, 6:23am EST
Georgia Power says a Georgia Senate proposal that would allow private property owners and businesses in the state to buy solar panels and power from a third party would illegally infringe on the company’s territory and drive up rates for customers, reports the Associated Press.
Supporters of Senate Bill 401 say it promotes renewable energy options, supports private property rights and is good for power consumers, AP reported.
The bill has been assigned to a committee, but has not yet gotten a hearing.
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What do you think of this? Is it right to allow Georgia Power to keep a monopoly on all forms of electrical generation, all the while extorting the free market while charging power users IN ADVANCE for the costs of building a nuclear generator?
Land broker friends of mine out west are raving over the increase in ranch land values because of the capability of harvesting wind power from it. Here in Georgia, the sun offers us a opportunity to harvest income from solar energy drawn from otherwise low productive areas of our land.
True, the technology isn’t at the break even point yet, but with the ever increasing uncertainty of our oil supply, it may soon be. Do you want to give up your ability to make money off of your land to Georgia Power?