Georgia Power starts work on large solar projects at Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart

Georgia Power has started construction on new solar projects at Georgia Army bases Fort Gordon near Augusta and Fort Stewart near Savannah. Georgia Power and the U.S. Army announced the Georgia 3x30 solar project in 2014. Work started last week, Georgia Power says. The project consists of the development of three 30 megawatt (MW) solar generation facilities at three separate Army bases throughout the state. The third project is at Fort Benning, near Columbus, Ga. Construction started there in April. The…