Georgia Power to purchase more solar energy

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power plans to substantially boost the amount of solar power it distributes to customers, executives with the utility firm said.

The utility will buy more than 10 times the amount of solar electricity it now gets from solar farms and rooftop equipment by 2017, company officials said.

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