Sept 5 (Reuters) - Utility Southern Co's (SO.N) , opens new tab unit Georgia Power said on Friday it had received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission for five new solar site power purchase agreements totaling 1,068 megawatts (MW).

The new facilities support the company's Clean and Renewable Energy Subscription (CARES) 2023 program, allowing commercial and industrial customers to subscribe to renewable energy to enhance sustainability efforts.

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The approved projects will be constructed and maintained by third-party companies that won bids in the CARES 2023 Request for Proposal (RFP), which was approved in the 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Final Order.

The five solar facilities will be located across Georgia, including Mitchell County, Coffee County, Wilkinson County, Jefferson County and Laurens County.

Georgia Power said the CARES 2025 RFP, also approved in the 2022 IRP Final Order, was recently issued with bids due in August. The request seeks utility-scale solar or solar-plus-storage proposals to meet a target of up to 2,000 MW of utility-scale solar.

These utility-scale solar projects are expected to be fully operational as early as 2028, the company added.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/georgia-power-receives-approval-1068-mw-new-solar-energy-projects-2025-09-05/