FRIDAY: EPA to announce shore power grant award for Georgia Ports

SAVANNAH, Ga. (November 6, 2024) – Local media are invited to hear comments from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle, GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch and local officials at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Port of Savannah, Garden City Terminal. 

Acting Regional Administrator Gettle will announce the amount of a federal grant that will help cover the cost of providing electric power to vessels calling on the Port of Savannah. The project will give vessel operators the option of shutting off vessel engines at dock to significantly reduce carbon emissions. 

Media are invited to attend the announcement and interview officials. Due to the nature of this event, we ask that all media arrive at the event location no later than 10 a.m. Nov. 8.  

Members of the media should gather at the GPA Administrative Office, 2 Main St., Garden City, GA 31408. A port escort will guide reporters to the on-terminal event site. 

WHO:           EPA Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle 

                     GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch  

                     Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Mayor of Savannah 

                     Chester A. Ellis, Chatham County, Chairman 

WHAT:         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grant Announcement 

WHEN:        11 a.m., FRIDAY, NOV. 8 (Media arrival 10 a.m.) 

WHERE:      2 Main St., Garden City, GA 31408 

MEDIA:       Media representatives, please RSVP to Edward Fulford at 912.964.3806 or efulford@gaports.com. 

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