Georgia Power’s Clean And Renewable Energy Subscription (CARES) Program allows commercial and industrial (C&I) customers to support their sustainability initiatives. Georgia Power will procure 2,100 megawatts (MW) of new renewable resources for subscription through the CARES Program.
Participating customers are able to purchase a subscription for a pro-rata share of the production of renewable resources procured through the Company’s utility-scale renewable requests for proposals (“RFPs”) process. Georgia Power will retire the RECs on behalf of participating customers, allowing customers to receive the environmental benefits associated with their pro-rata share of the energy produced by the program resources.
Program Process
1. Begin Application
Begin application on the CARES Notice of Intent website.
2. Submit
Complete and submit a Notice of Intent Application including:
a one-time Participation Fee, Non-Disclosure Agreement, and Request for Electric Service (only for applications currently not taking electric service from Georgia Power)..
3. Sign
Sign a contract for a minimum of 10 years, with options in five-year increments up to 30 years.
How it Works
Georgia Power signs Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with renewable developer
Renewable energy generated delivered to the power grid
Customers Pays either
Variable Price Option:
Fixed price per kWh charge based largely on the PPA supply cost
Fixed Price Option:
Fixed cost per kWh based on the current and projected value of RECs
Customer receives Hourly Credit per kWh (Variable Price Option only)
Program Availability
Carbon Free Energy – Around The Clock (CFE-ATC)
100 MW
available for subscription for existing or new C&I customers with incremental new load additions of at least 25 MW
Existing Load
900 MW
available for subscription for our existing C&I customers with an aggregated load of at least 3 MW
New Load
500 MW
available for subscription for our
existing or new C&I customers with incremental new load additions of at least 15 MW
Municipalities, Universities, Schools or Hospitals (MUSH)
50 MW
available for subscription for municipalities, universities, schools, or hospitals with an aggregated load of 1-3 MW
