Head over to the Carbon Reduction Visualizer to explore data on Georgia’s greenhouse gas emissions. You can see how emissions fall if we scale solutions to ambitious, but achievable, levels.
Electricity
Here’s the deal
Accelerating Georgia’s progress to renewables means increasing solar and putting waste heat to work in co-generation plants, capturing methane from landfills and turning it into power, and shifting our electricity usage to off-peak.
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Cogeneration
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Cogeneration plants capture heat from industrial processes to warm buildings, manufacture products, or create electricity. Georgia’s textile, pulp and paper, food processing, lumber and other wood industries can help us reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 16 factories in the state capture waste energy to generate at least 25 MW of electricity each.
Demand
Response
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If more Georgians reduce electricity usage during “peak load” periods, we can reduce emissions significantly. If 187,000 households shift 10% of their peak to off-peak demand, we’ll eliminate 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions.
Rooftop Solar
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Solar panels combined with battery storage means buildings do not have to rely on gas- and coal-fired power that comes over the wires. By 2030, we could reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 295,000 new 5 kW solar roofs are installed.
Large-Scale
Solar
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Sometimes called solar farms, these large-scale installations feed electricity into the grid to power homes, schools, business and industry. By 2030, we could reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 10 additional 100 MW utility-scale solar installations and 36 additional 5 MW community solar systems come online.
Landfill
Methane
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Landfill gas (methane) can be captured and put to use, preventing pollution and generating electricity and natural gas. We could reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 4 additional landfill facilities are retrofitted to house 5 MW gas-to-energy systems.
Cogeneration
Cogeneration plants capture heat from industrial processes to warm buildings, manufacture products, or create electricity. Georgia’s textile, pulp and paper, food processing, lumber and other wood industries can help us reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 16 factories in the state capture waste energy to generate at least 25 MW of electricity each.
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Demand Response
If more Georgians reduce electricity usage during “peak load” periods, we can reduce emissions significantly. If 187,000 households shift 10% of their peak to off-peak demand, we’ll eliminate 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions.
Learn More
Rooftop solar
Solar panels combined with battery storage means buildings do not have to rely on gas- and coal-fired power that comes over the wires. By 2030, we could reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 295,000 new 5 kW solar roofs are installed.
Learn More
Large-Scale Solar
Sometimes called solar farms, these large-scale installations feed electricity into the grid to power homes, schools, business and industry. By 2030, we could reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 10 additional 100 MW utility-scale solar installations and 36 additional 5 MW community solar systems come online.
Learn More
Landfill Methane
Landfill gas (methane) can be captured and put to use, preventing pollution and generating electricity and natural gas. We could reduce emissions by 1 million metric tons if 4 additional landfill facilities are retrofitted to house 5 MW gas-to-energy systems.
Learn more
Here’s where we are
Electricity is Georgia’s second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Drawdown Georgia GHG Emissions Tracker, electricity sector emissions have decreased in recent years as coal plants were replaced with cleaner sources. In 2021, the electricity sector was responsible for about 53 million metric tons of GHG emissions.
Here’s where we are
Stories & Studies
How Landfill Methane Capture Is Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Georgia
Landfills are one of Georgia’s largest sources of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that can warm the planet at a rate dozens of times greater than carbon dioxide. As organic waste breaks down beneath the surface, methane is released into the
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Demystifying EVs, Celebrating Farmers Markets + More: Top Blogs of 2024
In 2024, you wanted to learn more about wonky Georgia climate policy, scaling clean energy climate solutions in a way that centers equity, and the inspiring people and organizations behind this important work. This year, the Drawdown Georgia Blog brought
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How Georgia Congregations Support Climate Solutions
Georgia congregations are playing a vital role in ensuring that climate solutions benefit all people through a healthy environment, a stable climate, and resilient communities. One of the simplest ways for communities of faith in Georgia to take action toward
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does solar create jobs in Georgia?
The Solar Energy Industries Association found that there were more than 5,600 solar jobs in Georgia as of early 2025, giving the state a solar jobs ranking of 14th in the nation.