![]() Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, a two-time J.D. And with their communities in mind, those savings are then passed on to their member-owners.” “Through collaboration, Georgia’s EMCs have been able to secure lower-cost solar power by taking advantage of economies of scale. Green Power EMC President Jeff Pratt said that Georgia’s cooperatives are driving renewable energy growth in Georgia and delivering long-term benefits to the communities they serve. Michael Goodroe, Sawnee EMC President and CEO stated, “We’re proud to participate in this innovative renewable energy project that helps us offer both clean and affordable power.” He further stated, “Solar power has become a vital part of our diversified energy portfolio used to serve our consumers as efficiently and economically as possible.” ![]() Green Power EMC, the renewable energy provider owned by 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations including Sawnee EMC, is purchasing the full power output of the three solar facilities and providing it to participating electric cooperatives.Ī portion of the energy received from the 200 MW portfolio will be available to Sawnee’s member-owners through Sawnee EMC’s Virtual Solar Program with information available at /virtual-solar. Most recently, the third and final site in the portfolio was commissioned in December 2020, Snipesville I, an 86 MW facility also located in Jeff Davis County.Īll three sites feature single-axis tracking modules that rotate to follow the sun – a technology advancement that produces approximately 20 percent more energy than fixed-tilt installations, allowing participating cooperatives to maximize the energy output. In August 2020, a second site was commissioned, the 74 MW Terrell Solar Farm, in Terrell County. ![]() The first site, known as Hazlehurst III, was commissioned in December 2019 and is a 40 MW facility located in Jeff Davis County. As a clean energy source, its environmental offset is equivalent to more than 350,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. The total capacity of the three sites is distributed across two counties in the southwestern and southeastern parts of the state and will collectively provide enough low-cost, renewable energy to serve more than 35,000 EMC households. (CUMMING, GA) - Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (Sawnee EMC) is among 32 electric cooperatives in Georgia that now collectively share in power production from a new 200-megawatt (MW) solar portfolio that includes three utility-scale projects in South Georgia. ![]()
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