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Mayor Kasim Reed to Launch the City of Atlanta’s New Solar Energy Program

Post Date:11/20/2015 12:45 PM

Mayor’s Office of Communications
Thế giới cá 55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Anne Torres, Director
404-330-6423, office
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amtorres@atlantaga.gov

Jewanna Gaither, Press Information Officer

404-330-6942, office

404-357-5829, cell

jgaither@atlantaga.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2015

Media Advisory

Mayor Kasim Reed to Launch the City of Atlanta’s New Solar Energy Program

WHO:	Mayor Kasim Reed Stephanie Benfield, Director of the Mayor's Office of Sustainability Jennette Gayer, Executive Director, Environment Georgia
WHAT:	Mayor Reed, Sustainability Director Stephanie Benfield and Environment Georgia Executive Director Jennette Gayer will launch the City of Atlanta’s first-ever solar energy program, called Solar Atlanta. The program uses existing state legislation and federal tax credits to purchase and install solar panels on municipal buildings which will promote significant savings on the City of Atlanta’s electric bills. The solar panels are also projected to reduce the city’s carbon dioxide emissions by 73 million pounds and save 216 million gallons of water through the year 2030. Thế giới cá The initiative moves the City of Atlanta one step closer to achieving its goal of becoming a top-tier city for sustainability.
WHEN:	Monday, November 23, 2015 Thế giới cá 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:	Atlanta City Hall Atrium 55 Trinity Ave, SW Atlanta, GA 30303

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