City adopts historic clean energy plan

The City of Atlanta Council passed a resolution Monday to transition into 100 percent clean energy by 2035, according to a press release.

Resolution No. 18-R-3783 creates a blueprint to transition to the clean energy plan that provides benefits communitywide, creating local jobs, reducing electricity bills, providing public health savings, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing gross regional product, according to city officials.

“The city of Atlanta’s adoption of its 100 percent Clean Energy Plan is a bold step by the city’s leadership to improve the lives of all Atlantans,” said Amol Naik, Chief Resilience Officer. “This commitment to 100 percent clean energy by 2035 places Atlanta at the forefront of American cities. Atlanta’s clean energy vision will advance some of the city’s most critical goals, from improving affordability by decreasing energy bills, to creating jobs, improving air quality and public health, and stimulating economic development.”

The mayor’s Office of Resilience worked in partnership with city departments and external community stakeholders to develop a plan to transitions the city to 100 percent clean energy that prioritizes affordable and equitable access to clean energy through ownership and benefits to new opportunity for historically marginalized communities.