Georgia Interfaith Power & Light

Join us in welcoming a new Program Fellow to the GIPL team!

Cassie Ruiz will provide support for programming and education related to water quality, data collection, data management, advocacy, and public health communication. She is entering her fourth year at Emory University as a dual degree student at Candler School of Theology - Emory University and Rollins School of Public Health. She has a particular interest in the health of local waterways and public health education in religious contexts.

Welcome to the team, Cassie!

Your power bill is on the ballot!

The primary runoff for Public Service Commission (PSC) District 5 is happening now. The PSC makes decisions that directly affect energy bills, air quality, and Georgia's clean energy future.

Polls are open until 7 p.m. Find your polling place and put your faith into action by voting at gipl.org/vote

We're grateful to Science for Georgia Inc, Dogwood Alliance, Center for Black Women's Wellness, Inc and Center for Sustainable Communities - Atlanta for a wonderful EJ conference last week!

GIPL's South Georgia Organizer, Tykivious Grier presented about the importance of bringing people into relationships to create lasting change. It was wonderful to share our work and to see what other organizers are doing to protect our sacred home.

In our most recent blog post, GIPL Communications Associate Sam Warner reflects on the conference. You can read it now at gipl.org/blog/ej-conference-2026.

Join us Saturday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at White Bluff Presbyterian Church for a regional Green Team Summit!

This year's keynote speaker is Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood! The summit invites Green Teams, faith leaders, and environmental activists to dig deep and let justice grow on Georgia’s coast.

Register at gipl.org/events

This week, our Organizing Team carried Georgia's voices straight to Capitol Hill.

We met with Senator Jon Ossoff, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Rep. Hank Johnson Jr, and five other offices to talk coal ash, clean water, and the SSE4 pipeline threatening Black Belt communities. We celebrated homegrown solar from Qcells North America and named the harm the biomass, wood pellet industry brings to South Georgians.

We hand-delivered your postcards, including artwork and stories from children in Georgia, and invited every office to join us this Summer of Advocacy. Know that your voices are reaching Washington! ✊🏽

Live in Georgia and interested in making home energy upgrades more affordable? Join GIPL and Electrify Decatur next Wednesday, June 17 at noon for a free info session!

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VwCAM9mpT5CFa4wi7pXfgw #/registration

We're still glowing from Saturday's Green Team Summit Circle in Columbus! We gathered with Green Teams, faith leaders, and environmental advocates for a powerful day of connection, learning, and faithful action. We couldn't have asked for a better start to our Summer of Advocacy!

This summer, we're tracing the path of power across Georgia — how it's made, how it's priced, and how it's felt.

Our next stop: Macon. ⚡ Join us Sunday, June 28, at Centenary Community. Rev. Jay Horton will preach at 11 a.m., followed by a free pizza lunch and workshop from 12:30-2 p.m.

We'll dig into data centers, energy burden, and a proposed methane pipeline just north of Macon, and what you can do about it. Learn more and register: https://gipl.org/events/soa/pt-macon

Last Sunday, GIPL staff joined our friends at Neighborhood Church for a worship service and blessing of their new solar panels! We're grateful for this faith community and their commitment to justice, stewardship, and joy.

Our next Green Team Roundtable is Tuesday!

This month, we are excited to welcome Tres Crow, Founder and CEO of Green Box Homes, for a conversation on how native, edible, and sustainable landscaping can become a meaningful focus for faith communities.

For the participant link, register as a Green Team member at https://gipl.org/green-team .