Data Centers & Energy Use: Letter to Gov. Kemp on Tax Credit Legislation

"By signing HB 1192 you will move forward reasonable steps that will help Georgia understand and plan for the large environmental and financial impacts data centers bring to our state."

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Environment Georgia and our allies sent a letter to Gov. Kemp on April 25, 2024 urging him to sign HB 1192, legislation by Rep. John Carson to pause a Georgia tax credit for data centers and investigate the impact these energy hungry facilities have on our state. Download the letter to learn more.

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Jennette Gayer

State Director, Environment Georgia

As director, Jennette coordinates policy development, research, outreach and legislative advocacy for Environment Georgia. She has run successful campaigns to designate Georgia’s first outstanding national resource water along the headwaters of the Conasauga River, expand parks along the Chattahoochee River and Jekyll Island State Park, and stop construction of three new coal-fired power plants in Georgia, while also advocating for solar policies that have helped make Georgia one of the top 10 states for solar in the country. She serves on the leadership team for the Georgia Water Coalition, and on the boards of Citizens for Progressive Transit and The Georgia Solar Energy Association. Jennette lives in Atlanta, where she enjoys training for triathlons and hiking and camping in Georgia’s mountains.  

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