Georgia is a national leader in solar 

Many are shocked to learn Georgia is a top solar producer. Atlanta is transitioning to 100 percent clean energy. A solar module manufacturing facility is set to open in Dalton very soon. Facebook and Walton Electric Membership Corp. are pairing up to power a 150-megawatt data center in Newton with solar. Plus, every other week a Georgia county like Columbia approves a new solar farm.

The solar group ranks Georgia tenth in the country in solar

Hearing about all these projects makes it less surprising. This year, the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) ranked Georgia 10th in solar nationwide, up from 22nd in 2017. And SEIA projects this ranking will continue to rise. That’s what happens when you’re the third-fastest growing generator in the United States. Georgia has even managed to continue adding new jobs to the industry when tariffs should be slowing hiring down. What tariffs can’t achieve, misinformation and poorly planned projects may be able to.

 It’s a big pivot to ask people to make the switch to solar power. One day the production of energy is isolated in discrete parts of the state; the next, someone wants to install it in your neighborhood. We’ve already seen communities rebel against solar development planned in inappropriate locations. The question is what comes next. Georgia has three options.
One, Georgia can reject new solar development: giving up the lead in the industry, shutting down businesses, and continuing to dirty the air with fossil fuels.
Two, Georgia can build, build, build: inundating the state with any and all solar development and creating an industrial landscape where farms, forests, and communities once flourished.
Or, three, Georgians can demand smart solar siting: growing the industry, boosting local economies, and still protecting what makes the state special. Smart solar siting achieves the right balance between encouraging solar development and protecting local community culture and resources. Choosing option three is easy. What’s more difficult is determining where, in any given community, the best locations to site solar exist. That’s where land use standards and zoning ordinances come in.

There has never been a better time to install a solar energy system in your home!

Solar power is here to stay, and the sooner you explore how much you can save, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits of residential solar power. Go to HahaSmart.com and try our price checker tool. It tells you how much solar power you need, and how much you can save.

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