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GA SR620
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Tonya Anderson
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate expresses support for prioritizing and investing in a statewide clean energy transition with a goal of providing residents 100 percent safe, clean, and renewable energy by December 31, 2035
- Calls for leveraging the intellectual capital and resources of Georgia's 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to serve as resiliency hubs and ensure historically marginalized communities of color fully benefit from the transition
- Cites climate change threats to Georgia including nearly 2°F temperature rise in Atlanta since 1980, approximately 20 dangerous heat days per year, and projected expansion of the 650-square-mile coastal flood plain by more than 9 square miles by 2050
- Highlights disproportionate energy burdens on African Americans and low-wealth communities, noting Atlanta ranks fourth nationally in median energy burden and African Americans spend nearly twice as much per square foot on energy as white counterparts
- References existing HBCU clean energy efforts, including the HBCU Green Fund (cofounded in 2016) and the Atlanta University Center Consortium's partnership with Georgia Power to develop a community solar microgrid
Legislative Description
Statewide Clean Energy Transition; efforts to invest; support
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/4/2022
Committee Referrals
Rules3/4/2022
Full Bill Text
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