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Number of new coal-fired power plants proposed nationally since 2000: 200

Number of proposed coal-fired power plants canceled or postponed from 2007 to 2008: 83

Years since a new coal-fired power plant was built in Georgia: 20

Rank of Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer among nation’s dirtiest coal-fired plants: 1

Estimated number of new Georgia jobs to be created by 2020 thanks to a federal clean-energy bill: 13,300

Estimated annual savings for the average Georgia family under the clean-energy bill, in dollars: 340

Estimated annual CO2 reduction in Georgia under the clean-energy bill by 2020, in tons: 12 million

Percentage of nation’s total energy consumed by Southern states: 44

Percentage of total national population represented by Southern states: 37

Sources: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Earth Policy Institute, Georgia Tech, Environmental Integrity Project

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