Oh the irony, it burns! Public officials in the US state of Georgia have joined a multi-state effort to protect fossil fuels against competition from renewable energy, but the force of the free market is just not with them. In the latest development, the solar manufacturer Qcells has announced that its new factory — in Georgia — will churn out a whopping 12 gigawatts’ worth of solar modules on behalf of Microsoft, and that’s not the only decarbonization trick up the Peach State’s sleeve. The Internet was practically humming with news about the solar power hookup between QCells and Microsoft. It’s a giant step up from an agreement…
