If sun rises, state can meet renewable energy mandate
By JAMES MARLOW
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
At a recent congressional hearing, Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise was quoted telling Congress that Georgia cannot meet a mandate to have at least 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
Wise went on to say that other states would be able to meet the requirement, which may soon be imposed by new federal regulations, though he believes Georgia cannot.
With all due respect to the commissioner, he greatly underestimates Georgians’ ability to rise to this challenge and, in the process, clean up our air and create thousands of new, high-paying jobs.
Wise claims Georgia lacks the sunlight that has allowed other states to successfully generate solar energy. That assertion is just plain wrong.