Last Update: 10/26/2026 at 11:33 PM EST

Georgia Power Clean Energy Programs

Coverage from WSAV, Grist, and others

Georgia Power’s customer-participation programs create pathways for commercial and industrial customers to help bring renewable resources onto the utility’s system.

Under the Customer-Identified Resource framework and the CARES CIR program, customers can propose or fund projects, subscribe to renewable benefits, and receive renewable-energy certificates or credit for delivered energy while Georgia Power manages approvals, interconnection, and procurement arrangements. The framework encompasses utility-scale and distributed solar, with related provisions for storage and other resources, and is intended to expand clean-energy procurement while serving large electricity users such as data centers and companies with emissions-reduction goals.

Looking Back
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WSAV
The Georgia Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power solar agreements in Georgia, including a 78-megawatt Appling County project that could begin operating in 2029.
9/10/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Grist / Emily Jones
Georgia Power approved a Customer-Identified Resource program that lets customers propose and fund clean energy projects, pending summer rollout under Georgia commissioner oversight.
4/15/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Georgia Public Service Commission primaries in 2026 could shift votes on Georgia Power’s mostly natural-gas 10 gigawatt expansion and related electricity cost decisions.
5/24/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Savannah Business Journal
On April 7, Georgia Power and Georgia public service commissioners approved a Customer-Identified Resource program enabling customers to propose and fund in-state clean energy projects.
4/20/2026 • Markets & Industry & Innovation • General
Daily Energy Insider / Dave Kovaleski
Georgia Power opened enrollment for the CARES CIR program, enabling commercial and industrial customers to submit and subscribe to approved solar and renewable projects across Georgia under long term PPAs.
6/30/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Global Renewable News
Georgia Power opened CARES CIR enrollment in Georgia after Georgia Public Service Commission approval, letting commercial and industrial customers identify solar projects for long term renewable subscription power purchase agreements.
6/26/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Kristi Swartz
Georgia regulators approved BYONCE, letting large power users procure renewable electricity directly from developers while paying Georgia Power a monthly tariff for renewable energy credits.
4/8/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
The Current / Emily Jones
Georgia Power launches Customer-Identified Resource program approved April 7, enabling customers in Georgia to develop clean energy projects for grid interconnection.
4/21/2026 • Markets & Industry & Innovation • General
Inside Climate News / Ryan Krugman
Alicia Johnson outlines transparency and affordability priorities for the Georgia Public Service Commission while evaluating climate and environmental impacts of expanded generation capacity tied to data centers.
4/1/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Cision PR Newswire
Georgia Power awarded 16 Georgia distributed generation solar power purchase agreements totaling 70 MW in 2024 under Georgia Public Service Commission approval.
3/24/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Stock Titan
Georgia Power awarded final distributed generation solar contracts in Georgia, adding over 110 MW of third-party solar capacity and planning more DG RFPs for 2026 and 2027.
3/24/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
Utility Dive
Georgia regulators approved a Customer Identified Resource program for large energy customers to finance clean-energy projects for Georgia Power under a second-round RFP process.
4/14/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General
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Sierra Club
Sierra Club, NRDC, and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy urged the Georgia Public Service Commission to reform Georgia Power fuel-cost charges after testimony in Georgia.
5/8/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General