Tag Archives: solar energy

Political Notes – Barge addresses concerns over plunging grad rate

State school Supt. John Barge tries to calm concerns about the state’s declining graduation rates . . .

Tags: ALEC , Cobb EMC , dredging , Earl Ehrhart , Facility Group , federal prosecution , graduation rates , John Barge , Nan Orrock , port of Charleston , solar energy , South Carolina

Echols won’t switch vote on solar subsidy proposal

PSC member Tim Echols says he will not change his vote on a proposal to raise Georgia Power’s residential rates to provide a subsidy for two solar energy companies . . .

Tags: Bubba McDonald , Chuck Eaton , Georgia Power , PSC , residential rate increase , solar energy , Stan Wise , Tim Echols

Echols may reconsider PSC vote for solar subsidy

Tim Echols, the swing vote on a PSC proposal to raise Georgia Power’s rates and provide a subsidy to solar energy firms, says he is reconsidering his earlier vote against the proposal . . .

Tags: Angela Speir , Bubba McDonald , Chuck Eaton , Clare McGuire , Georgia Power , Georgia Watch , PSC , residential rate increase , solar energy , Stan Wise , Tim Echols

PSC rejects proposal for solar energy credits

Bubba McDonald’s attempt to create a “renewable energy credit” to encourage the generation of electricity from solar facilities is voted down 3-2 by the PSC . . .

Tags: Bubba McDonald , Doug Everett , PSC , renewable energy credits , solar energy , Stan Wise , Tim Echols

Bubba calls out Fox for shoddy reporting

PSC member Lauren “Bubba” McDonald has some scathing observations to make about Fox TV commentators . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bubba McDonald , Fox TV , PSC , sensationalized reporting , solar energy , Solyndra

McDonald tweaks Ga. Power for more solar power

PSC member Bubba McDonald wants to see Georgia Power using more solar-powered generation facilities, a move the utility has been very unenthusiastic about . . .

Tags: Bubba McDonald , Georgia Power , PSC , solar energy