City of Forsyth Cuts Ribbon on First EV Charger
This morning, Mayor Eric Wilson and the Forsyth City Council gathered to cut the ribbon on the city’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging station, located at 200 S. Kimball Street, just off the town square. The Forsyth EV station was the first project within the MGCAC region to utilize matching funds through the MGCAC Clean […]
Georgia Power Announces 139 MW Solar Energy Project for Robins AFB
In a ceremony held at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia Power announced plans to build a new 139 megawatt (MW) solar facility adjacent to Robins Air Force Base (AFB). The project was approved earlier that day by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). This site will become the largest solar project constructed […]
Macon-Bibb County Approves First Public SEPA in Georgia
In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly passed H.B. 57, known as the Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act. The bill was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on May 12, 2015. This legislation paved the way for electric customers in Georgia (including counties and municipalities) to enter into Solar Energy Procurement Agreements (SEPAs) for the […]
Georgia Power Announces 139 MW Solar Energy Project for Robins AFB
In a ceremony held at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia Power announced plans to build a new 139 megawatt (MW) solar facility adjacent to Robins Air Force Base (AFB). The project was approved earlier that day by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). This site will become the largest solar project constructed […]
2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone
In 2015, based on EPA’s review of the air quality criteria for ozone (O3) and related photochemical oxidants and for O3, EPA revised the levels of both standards. EPA revised the primary and secondary ozone standard levels to 0.070 parts per million (ppm), and retained their indicators (O3), forms (fourth-highest daily maximum, averaged across three consecutive years) and averaging times (eight hours).
MGCAC in Attainment for 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
On October 1, 2015, EPA strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone to 0.070 parts per million (ppm), based on extensive scientific evidence about the effects of ozone on public health and welfare. EPA reports that the updated standards will improve public health protection, particularly for at-risk groups including children, older […]
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April 2015 Newsletter
Greetings to the Middle Georgia Clean Air Coalition:
As always, air quality remains a major legislative, regulatory and business topic. The Administration continues to pursue climate change topics (as does the Vatican in Rome), EPA continues to work on
PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SIGN NEW GREENHOUSE GAS EXEC ORDER TODAY
President Obama will sign an executive order this morning aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated by the federal government, which will include Robins AFB. The White House has said that several “major” government suppliers
