by: JoAnn Merrigan SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Georgia Power announced Thursday ‘a revised schedule and cost forecast’ for the Vogtle 3 and 4 nuclear expansion project. In other words, the construction of the new reactors is delayed again and there are...
More infoFederal regulators say Atlanta-based Greensky owes millions to customers
July 14, 2021 at 6:46 pm EDT By Justin Gray, WSB-TV (Watch Now) ATLANTA — An Atlanta company that has been at the center of a series of Channel 2 Action News investigations is now being ordered by federal regulators to pay back millions of...
More infoGeorgia Watch Honors Remaining 2020 Consumer Champions
ATLANTA, GA – July 9, 2021 – In June and July, Georgia Watch presented its remaining 2020 Consumer Champion Awards to Christine Wiggins and Attorney John Salter for their work to protect and empower consumers in Georgia. Georgia Watch presented the...
More infoFactsheet: What You Need to Know about Georgia’s Surprise Billing Law
The Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act went into effect in January, making Georgia the 16th state to have adopted comprehensive protections against surprise medical bills. Georgia Watch and Georgians for a Healthy Future advocated for...
More infoGeorgia Power’s new rate program may raise prices for some residential customers
By David Pendered – Saporta Report Paycheck-to-paycheck workers may be especially vulnerable to higher-than-standard power bills after a new rate program for Georgia Power takes effect Jan. 1, 2021, according to the consumer advocacy group Georgia...
More infoA win for energy equity
On July 16, the Georgia Public Service Commission approved a long-range plan for Georgia Power to meet the state’s energy needs over the next 20 years. Every three years, the utility is required to file an Integrated Resource (IRP) and Demand Side...
More infoCFPB Payday Rule Rollback Puts Georgians at Risk
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) moved to gut the agency’s own consumer protections against predatory payday and car-title lenders, leaving people exposed to the harms of these predatory products. Georgia thankfully already has a...
More infoCourt Holds First Hearing in Challenge to Georgia Public Service Commission’s Approval of Plant Vogtle Cost Increases
Atlanta, GA, October 31, 2018—Today Georgia groups argued before the Fulton County Superior Court in their challenge to the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to approve a revised price tag amounting to billions of dollars in cost overruns...
More infoLiz Coyle joins CFPB Advisory Board
Later this month, Georgia Watch Executive Director Liz Coyle will be joining the Consumer Advisory Board and offering her perspective as a consumer advocate on issues before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. “I look forward to engaging...
More infoGeorgia Watch releases: “Making Small-Dollar Lending Safer for Georgians”
In 2011, Shelby B. from Rockdale, Georgia pawned her car title in exchange for $1,700. Four years and $5,400 later, she finally made the last payment to get her title back. Shelby, like many Georgians, took out a small-dollar loan and suffered financial...
More infoRecession fears fueled cash concerns for Vogtle minority owner
Kristi E. Swartz, E&E News reporter Published: Friday, April 13, 2018 Photo courtesy of E&E News Dalton Utilities Inc.’s CEO was concerned that an economic recession could hamper his company’s ability to pay for its share of a nuclear...
More infoDOE zeroed out millions in fees for Vogtle loan guarantee
By Hannah Northey and Kristi E. Swartz, E&E News reporters Published: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Utilities developing the nation’s first nuclear reactors in decades didn’t have to pay fees designed to prevent taxpayer risk when they secured a...
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