Jennette
Gayer
State Director, Environment Georgia
Started on staff: 2000
B.A. and B.S., The College of William and Mary
As director, Jennette coordinates policy development, research, outreach and legislative advocacy for Environment Georgia. She has run successful campaigns to designate Georgia’s first outstanding national resource water along the headwaters of the Conasauga River, expand parks along the Chattahoochee River and Jekyll Island State Park, and stop construction of three new coal-fired power plants in Georgia, while also advocating for solar policies that have helped make Georgia one of the top 10 states for solar in the country. She serves on the leadership team for the Georgia Water Coalition, and on the boards of Citizens for Progressive Transit and The Georgia Solar Energy Association. Jennette lives in Atlanta, where she enjoys training for triathlons and hiking and camping in Georgia’s mountains.
Posts by Jennette Gayer
Groups Urge Gov. Kemp to Sign Legislation Pausing Tax Breaks for Data Centers
ATLANTA – Environment Georgia is leading an effort urging Gov. Brian Kemp to sign HB 1192, which would pause tax credits given to data centers and investigate the energy impacts they have on Georgia. The bill was introduced by state Rep. John Carson.
Statement: Time for Georgia’s power plants to clean up their act
For too long Georgians have suffered from the unhealthy air and toxic water delivered by Georgia’s aging fleet of coal and gas plants.
Statement: Georgia Legislature fails to protect the Okefenokee
Attacks on solar abound during 2024 state legislative session
New subcommittees, proposed commissions offer hope for better energy policy