{"id":408,"date":"2012-10-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/denmark-reaches-200-mw-solar-goal-8-years-ahead-of-schedule.html"},"modified":"2012-10-17T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:00:00","slug":"denmark-reaches-200-mw-solar-goal-8-years-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/denmark-reaches-200-mw-solar-goal-8-years-ahead-of-schedule.html","title":{"rendered":"Denmark reaches 200 MW solar goal 8 years ahead of schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nIf tiny Denmark, farther north than Edmonton, Alberta, has already deployed\n200 MW of solar capacity, why can&#39;t Georgia Power do it?\nWe know why:\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/10\/southern-companys-three-legged-nuclear-regulatory-capture-stool.html\">\nSouthern Company&#39;s three-legged nuclear regulatory-capture stool<\/a>\nis too profitable for SO and Georgia Power.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/denmark-hits-200-megawatt-solar-capacity-goal-8-years-ahead-of-schedule\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"    class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c3290f5de970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c3290f5de970b-pi.jpg\" \/><\/a>\nMolly Cotter wrote for Inhabitant 15 October 2012,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/denmark-hits-200-megawatt-solar-capacity-goal-8-years-ahead-of-schedule\/\">\nDenmark Hits 200 Megawatt Solar Capacity Goal 8 Years Ahead of Schedule,<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nLets face it \u2014 its rare we see a government goal reached on\ntime, let alone early. Not too long ago, the Danish Government\nannounced an ambitious goal to reach 200 megawatts of solar capacity\nby 2020, and as of last week, they have already met it! The country\nis currently installing an average of 36 megawatts of solar panels\neach month. At this rate, their resulting capacity by 2020 will be\nover five times the original goal. Denmark&#39;s power is currently\n20% supplied by renewable sources, and the nation has set a goal of\nsourcing 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8094146397\/sizes\/m\/\" title=\"Solar Megawatts 2012-10-16\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"  alt=\"Solar Megawatts 2012-10-16\"  class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c3290f5e5970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c3290f5e5970b-pi.jpg\" \/><\/a>\nSo Denmark has already deployed four times as much solar capacity\nas GA PSC required of Georgia Power,\nand almost as much solar capacity as Georgia Power has just asked GA PSC to approve.\nWhile deploying more per month than Southern Company&#39;s largest solar farms anywhere.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMaybe it&#39;s time to\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/10\/elect-georgia-public-service-commissioners-to-represent-you.html\">\nelect Georgia Public Service Commissioners to represent you.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If tiny Denmark, farther north than Edmonton, Alberta, has already deployed 200 MW of solar capacity, why can&#39;t Georgia Power do it? We know why: Southern Company&#39;s three-legged nuclear regulatory-capture stool is too profitable for SO and Georgia Power. 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