Dive Summary:

• Georgia Solar Utilities' (GSU) September proposal to become the solar equivalent of Georgia Power (GP) will be evaluated by state regulators; GSU says that GP has been actively blocking the development of a potential major industry and cheap energy source.
• GSU has proposed the building of two gigawatts of large-scale solar farms and sell the energy directly to residents; the first project would generate 80 to 90 megawatts of electricity near GP's Plant Branch, where two coal-fired generators are slated to close next year.
• The Public Service Commission regulates GP and regional electric cooperatives and GSU is asking to join the system of Georgia utilities and be granted the same privileges as its larger, more-established counterpart.

From the article:

An upstart solar company co-founded by a Macon man is taking aim at Georgia Power’s monopoly on retail electricity. And its first solar project, which would be larger than any other in the state, is proposed for Middle Georgia.

Claiming that Georgia’s energy Goliath is blocking development of a potential major industry and cheap energy source, Georgia Solar Utilities’ Sept. 20 proposal to become the solar “mirror image” of Georgia Power is slated for consideration by the Georgia Public Service Commission at an administrative meeting Tuesday. ...