Georgia has been slow to lean into solar power compared to many other states, but a trio of major South Georgia projects are looking to turn that around. Massive solar projects in Irwin, Miller and Mitchell Counties – all well below the Fall Line – will cover thousands of acres and generate large amounts of power. Some of that will be purchased by companies like Georgia Power, who are looking to up their power generation to meet the demand created by data centers. The projects are economic windfalls, too, for some of the state’s most rural counties. The 200-megawatt Amber Meadow Solar project, on top of the jobs it creates, will contribute $49.2 million Irwin County’s coffers by way of direct payments. Of course there are critics; some decry the tax incentives offered, others the aesthetics of so many panels and still others the possibility of losing farmland.
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