Georgia Interfaith Power & Light

The path of power runs through Milledgeville! Join us Thursday, June 25 at The Bridge United Methodist Church (6:30–8 p.m.) for our next Summer of Advocacy Power Trip stop.

We're tracing how energy is made, priced, and felt, connecting policy to the people paying the true cost of fossil fuel decisions. Every community has a story. Come help us tell yours.

Learn more and register: gipl.org/events/soa/pt-milledgeville

Clean air should not be a privilege. That's why GIPL just joined a coalition lawsuit led by the SELC against the EPA for failing to enforce life-saving soot pollution standards. Multiple Georgia counties, including Fulton, Gwinnett, Clayton, and Bibb, have soot levels that exceed federal health standards.

As our Executive Director Codi Norred told WABE News recently, "We find it to be an important part of our work to hold these entities accountable." Read more: https://www.wabe.org/georgia-nonprofits-join-lawsuit-against-u-s-epa-for-failing-to-enforce-soot-regulations/

Georgia nonprofits join lawsuit against EPA for failing to enforce soot regulations Georgia nonprofits are joining national organizations in a lawsuit to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to continue to enforce one of its clean air laws.

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church has shown just how transformative taking a mindful approach to energy use can be.

GIPL's Power-Wise Program helps faith communities in Georgia reduce their energy use, lower utility costs, and become better stewards of our Common Home. Our Solar-Wise program helps faith communities and religious schools explore solar as a viable energy option to reduce operating costs and carbon emissions.

After participating in both programs, the church’s annual greenhouse gas emissions went from 86mt (equivalent to 19 cars) to 41.1mt (equivalent to 9 cars). Their energy costs for electric and gas went from $23,058.22 in 2018 to $17,561.90 in 2025. That's over $5,000 in savings!

To read the full story of Oakhurst Presbyterian's journey towards better environmental stewardship, read the case study at: https://gipl.org/blog/pwcs-swcs-opc