Energy
GAM Advocates for Manufacturers at the Public Service Commission
GAM Advocates for Manufacturers at the Public Service Commission GAM has a long and successful history of advocacy before the Georgia Public Service Commission. The Commission is a five-member elected body whose members serve staggered six-year terms and regulate utilities in the electric, natural gas and telecommunications industries. It regularly conducts litigation with numerous parties…
Read More2024 Pre-Election Legislative Update
2024 Pre-Election Legislative Update GAM is the only organization in Georgia exclusively representing the state’s manufacturing industry and GAM members receive exclusive access to our government affairs insights. GAM members: Click here to the pre-election update from GAM’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Brittney Hull. HAVING TROUBLE LOGGING IN? LET US KNOW
Read MoreGAM Supports Natural Gas Pipeline Construction – Update
GAM Supports Natural Gas Pipeline Construction – Update GAM Supports Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Click here to read Clay’s previous article on this issue from our July 7 Transformer. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of 2021 the United States possessed enough dry natural gas to last for 86 years,…
Read MoreWhat have your Associations done for you lately?
What have your Associations done for you lately? At our recent Workforce Seminar, GAM President & CEO Lloyd Avram shared the ways that GAM delivers member value. GAM works for manufacturers. Over breakfast at a recent GAM conference, a manufacturing executive leaned over and told me he cancelled his memberships in other associations to “double…
Read MoreGAM Supports Natural Gas Pipeline Construction – Let Congress Hear From You
GAM Supports Natural Gas Pipeline Construction – Let Congress Hear From You GAM joins the Industrial Energy Consumers of America in a letter to legislators. GAM Members, One of GAM’s partners with regard to federal energy issues is the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA). Several GAM members participate in IECA discussions and activities to…
Read MoreManufacturing Matters
Manufacturing Matters Members of Leadership Savannah toured Gulfstream’s showroom. GAM speaks for manufacturers. A couple of weeks ago, Gulfstream invited me to speak with Leadership Savannah about Georgia’s manufacturing industry. Gulfstream is a valued member of GAM. Leadership Savannah is a program administered by the Savannah Chamber to provide local leaders with learning experiences that…
Read MoreEnergy Update – May 2024
Energy Update – May 2024 Plant Vogtle Unit 4 comes online; Georgia PSC approves IRP Update settlement GAM remains a consistent advocate on behalf of manufacturers in energy matters before the Georgia Public Service Commission. Two recent developments demonstrate the value of GAM’s representation of industry in this critical area. On April 29, Georgia Power…
Read MoreLeaders Gathered There.
Leaders Gathered There. GAM President & CEO Lloyd Avram was joined by (from L to R): Stuart Countess, President & CEO, KIA Georgia; Tim Baucom, President & CEO, Shaw Industries; and Patrick Lenz, President & COO, Toyo Tires North America Manufacturing. We’re all in this together. GAM recently hosted its major 2024 Spring Meeting. Based…
Read MoreGAM Reaches Proposed Settlement of IRP Update with Georgia Power and Commission Staff
GAM Reaches Proposed Settlement of IRP Update with Georgia Power and Commission Staff GAM Counsel Clay Jones gives us an update on this important case. GAM Reaches Proposed Settlement of IRP Update with Georgia Power and Commission Staff On Wednesday, March 27, GAM reached a proposed settlement agreement with Georgia Power Company (“Georgia Power” or…
Read MoreVogtle Unit 4 Operation Delayed; Ratepayer Responsibility Capped
Vogtle Unit 4 Operation Delayed; Ratepayer Responsibility Capped Plant Vogtle Nuclear Unit 4 has been delayed again, this time from an anticipated first quarter 2024 in-service date to sometime during the second quarter of 2024. Georgia Power announced on February 1, 2024, that Southern Nuclear Operating Company identified, and has remediated, vibrations associated with certain…
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