Opinion ID: 2653912
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Text: For similar reasons, Freeman’s evidence that the City’s black residents consumed more electricity than the state and national averages does not satisfy the “similarly situated” element of her federal claims. Residents across Georgia are not similarly situated to the City’s residents. Some Georgia residents live in the mountains; some live at the beach. Some live in sprawling estates; some live in studio apartments. Some use their homes seasonally; some reside in the same home all year. Other than their state of residence, Freeman provided no evidence that the “average” Georgia resident is similarly situated to the City’s black residents in terms of electricity consumption. For obvious reasons, the differences between the City’s black residents’ energy consumption and that of the “average” national resident are even greater, as the geography, weather, and energy sources vary greatly across the nation.