Dive Summary:

• Georgia Solar Utilities Inc. (GSU) had initially approached Georgia Power with a proposal to build a $320 million solar plant and sell it to Georgia Power through a purchasing agreement.
• Georgia Power officials decline the proposal last May, so GSU decided to build the plant on their own and operate it as an entirely new and independent utility.
• The plant has a generating capacity of 90 MW, which almost doubles Georgia Power’s 50-MW solar energy program.

From the article:

A new utility is planning to build a $320 million solar power plant on 2,200 acres adjacent to Georgia Power Co.’s coal-burning Plant Branch near Milledgeville, Ga.

With a generating capacity of 90 megawatts, the new plant would almost double Georgia Power Co.’s 50-megawatt solar energy program. ...