A Georgia Town Gets Half Of Its Electricity From President Jimmy Carter’s Solar Farm

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:19:50 +0000

Plains, Georgia, is a small town that is just south of Columbus, Macon, and Atlanta and north of Albany. It is the hometown of former United States President Jimmy Carter. On his farmland, there were once nut and soybean crops that would stretch their fingers to the ends of the horizons as if reaching for the unknown. Those have been replaced by 3,852 solar panels that provide clean energy for over half of Plains,

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University of Georgia Getting 20 More Electric Buses, Bringing Fleet To 33

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 01:07:04 +0000

The University of Georgia (UGA) has plans to add more electric buses on its campus and to host the largest fleet of electric buses out of all the universities in the nation

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Electrify America Appreciation & Suggestions From A Frequent EV Charging Friend

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:50:16 +0000

BMW i3 Electrify AmericaI absolutely appreciate the network of charging stations that Electrify America is providing. I used the network almost exclusively in a 4 state drive with a short-range electric vehicle (EV). I  drove the 2015 BMW i3 from Electrify America charging station to charging station from deep in Florida to the Appalachians and then back. I had some problems, some small delays, but never had to leave any group of stations without a charge. Yet, I think my suggestions should be taken seriously

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EPA Overrides Subpart D in Newly Proposed Federal Coal Ash Permitting Rule

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:13:04 +0000

The post EPA Overrides Subpart D in Newly Proposed Federal Coal Ash Permitting Rule appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Only “high hazard” CCR units will be subject to immediate compliance deadlines under a newly proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that revises federal permit requirements for the management of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) at power plants. If finalized, the rule will apply to all coal facilities in Indian country and the 48 U.S. states […]

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18-year-old who strangled sister over Wi-Fi password sentenced to life

Credit to Author: rrcadio| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 08:11:49 +0000

18-year-old who strangled sister over Wi-Fi password sentenced to life

An 18-year-old man was found guilty of strangling his sister during an argument over the Wi-Fi password of their home in Georgia, U.S. 

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