Georgia
Elba III Expansion, Wilkes County, Georgia
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Citizens for Clean Air and Water; Sierra Club PROSPECT: Likely BACKGROUND: Southern LNG, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation, announced plans to significantly expand its Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) … Continue reading
Georgia Alternative Energy Cooperative Turner County Ethanol Plant
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Concerned Citizens of Turner County PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The proposed plant, to be located near Sycamore, is expected to cost $90 million, create 50 jobs and produce 50 million gallons of corn-based … Continue reading
LS Power Longleaf Coal Plant, GA
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: No New Coal for Georgia; Sierra Club; Friends of Chattahoochee; Clean Energy for Georgia PROSPECTS: Prolonged delay BACKGROUND: In March 2007, Longleaf Energy Associates, a subsidiary of LS Power, proposed construction of … Continue reading
Washington County Power Station, GA
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Altamaha Riverkeeper; Center for a Sustainable Coast; Environment Georgia; The Georgia Conservancy; Georgia Interfaith Power & Light; Georgia River Network; Micah's Mission; Mothers and Others for Clean Air; Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper; Physicians for … Continue reading
Plant Vogtle, Units 3 & 4, Georgia
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Nuclear OPPOSITION: Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League; Georgia Woman’s Action for New Directions PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: Southern Company’s Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generation Plant is located on a … Continue reading