Atlanta Gas Light rate increase follows Georgia Power bill hike By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA – First, elected state regulators approved a rate increase that will hit Georgia Power customers next month. Now, they’ve also...
More infoGeorgia regulators approve $1.77 billion power rate increase
By Jeff Amy, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Bills will be going up next year for Georgia Power Co.’s 2.6 million customers across the state. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted 4-1 on Tuesday for a plan projected to cost customers an additional...
More infoElectric bills to increase next month – Higher rates, fees will continue to be phased in over three years.
By: Matt Kempnermkempner@ajc.com AJC CONTINUING COVERAGE POWER RATES Watch Now Georgia Power customers will see their monthly electric bills rise, with some of the increase kicking in next month and growing over three years, state regulators ruled Tuesday...
More infoGeorgia Power electric bills to increase starting in January
WSB-TV Watch Now ATLANTA — Georgia Power customers will see their monthly bills rise, with some of the increase kicking in next month, state regulators ruled Tuesday. The Georgia Public Service Commission did not immediately tabulate how much average...
More infoDecision day for Georgia Power’s $2.2 billion rate hike request
Georgia Power attorney Kevin Greene last week told state regulators a reduced hike offer is contingent on a profit margin the company deems to be fair. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder State regulators are set to vote...
More infoGeorgia PSC set to vote on Georgia Power rate hike
By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. has cut the 7% rate increase it requested from state energy regulators last summer in half. But in an unusual development in Georgia rate cases, the proposal the state Public Service...
More infoDebt traps, easy filing rules fuel Georgia’s high bankruptcy rate
By Willoughby Mariano – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia’s remains among the top three states in the nation for personal bankruptcy filings, even as the state unemployment rate drops to all-time lows. The state’s overall number of...
More infoGeorgia Power filing tries to close $1.1 billion rate case gap with PSC
By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s rate case is scheduled to resume Monday as the utility provider and state’s regulators try to resolve a billion dollar standoff. The Public Service Commission’s staff is recommending that Georgia...
More infoFewer Georgia hospitals earn ‘A’ safety rating in new Leapfrog report
By Andy Miller – Georgia Health News One in four Georgia hospitals earned an “A’’ grade in the latest safety ratings by the Leapfrog Group, released Thursday. That percentage is lower than the one-third of Georgia hospitals scoring an A in the spring...
More infoGeorgia Hospital Safety Still Improving Despite Drop in Ranking
Atlanta, Georgia—November 7, 2019 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit aiming to improve health care quality for consumers, employers and purchasers, announced today the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Georgia ranks 34th in the nation for...
More infoLawsuit challenging Vogtle nuclear expansion decision gets new life
By Jill Nolin – Georgia Recorder Environmentalists and consumer advocates will have another chance to persuade a Fulton County judge that a review should happen now – instead of years from now – of state regulators’ decision to allow the expansion of...
More infoLawsuit challenging decision to finish Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion to get new hearing
By Dave Williams – Atlanta Business Chronicle A lawsuit challenging the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to let Georgia Power Co. finish the long-delayed, over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion is about to get another airing...
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