Georgia’s renewable energy investment bonanza

We know greenhouse gases (carbon emissions) drive extreme storms, floods and fires and action is needed to move to non-polluting renewable energy.

We also know this transition can produce huge investments throughout Georgia and thousands of good-paying jobs. 

• Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America:  $7.59 billion facility to produce EVs and batteries.

• Kia (West Point): production of EV9. $200 million investment.

• Rivian (Social Circle):  a $5 billion investment in EV manufacture. 

• Blue Bird (Peach County):  manufacture of electric school buses. 

• SK Battery America: Investment of$2.6 billion in two EV battery manufacturing plants.

• Hyundai-SK:$4 to 5 billion investment in a battery plant, creating over 3,500 jobs.

• Anovion Technologies (Decatur County):  $800 million investment for a synthetic graphite anode materials. 400 jobs.

• Ascend Elements (Covington):  $43 million in a facility in Covington to produce recycled battery materials.

• Syensqo (Augusta): a facility to manufacture a critical component for EV batteries.

• Qcells (Dalton and Cartersville):  $2.5 billion investment to expands solar module factory n and build a solar supply chain factory.

• Hanwha Advanced Materials (Cartersville): $147 million to manufacture a solar supply chain component.

• SOLARCYCLE (Cedartown): $344 million for a new solar panel recycling facility.

   Supply chain development: Investments throughout Georgia, including producing components like anodes, cathodes, and other automotive parts.

• Workforce training: Georgia partners with colleges and technical schools to train a skilled workforce for the clean energy sector.

 Georgia's  members of Congress must support federal renewable energy funding and incentives to maintain and even increase Georgia’s huge clean energy bonanza. 

 Why is Congressman Mike Collins refusing to do so?

 Bruce Menke

Athens