Dive Summary:

• Southern Co.’s Georgia Power (GP) announced plans to buy 210 megawatts (MW) of solar energy by 2015; the utility already has contracts for 61 MW of solar power, which is enough to power about 7,600 homes.
• Under the plan, which requires approval from Georgia’s Public Service Commission, GP will buy 180 MW of solar energy from plants ranging in size from one to 20 MW and an additional 20 MW from projects with generating capacities of 1,000 kilowatts or less.
• If approved, GP said its new solar plan would be the largest voluntary solar purchasing plan developed by an investor-owned utility.

From the article:

"... Under the new plan, which requires approval from the state Public Service Commission, Georgia Power will buy 180 megawatts of solar power from plants ranging in size from one megawatt to 20 megawatts. The company plans to buy about 20 megawatts of solar power from smaller projects, those with power-generating capacities of 1,000 kilowatts or less. The company would buy the rest of the solar power from other suppliers. ..."