By T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square — Georgia Power wants to invest billions in transmission and distribution improvements, and the proposed upgrades will cost ratepayers. The company asked the Georgia Public Service Commission to approve an...
More infoFederal trial starts claiming Black voters disenfranchised by Georgia PSC elections
By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder — Georgia Power’s plan to saddle its customers with a 12% electricity rate hike over the next three years will be decided by a Public Service Commission that’s the focus of a federal trial this week that claims Black...
More infoGeorgia Power seeks rate hike of nearly 12% over three years
By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — As fears of a recession grow and inflation remains near a 40-year high, Georgia Power announced Friday that it is asking state regulators to approve an electricity rate hike of nearly 12% over the next three...
More infoGeorgia Power looking to raise rates next year
By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat — Georgia Power is asking the state Public Service Commission (PSC) for a rate hike of nearly 12% during the next three years, with the vast majority of the increase front-loaded into 2023. The proposed increase, which the...
More infoGeorgia Power proposes 12% increase in bills, with 2023 leap
By Jeff Amy, AP News — Georgia Power Co. wants to raise customer bills 12% over the next three years to pay for system improvements and higher costs and allow higher profits, the company said Friday in a rate filing with state regulators. The filing kicks...
More infoGeorgia Supreme Court hears case arguing for Confederate monument protections
By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder — Georgia Supreme Court justices heard arguments Thursday on cases that could determine if an organization with Confederate roots must prove they would be harmed by the removal of monuments in order to sue local...
More infoGeorgia Power presents plan to reduce reliance on coal, boost use of renewables
By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat — Executives from Georgia Power Co. outlined the utility’s planned mix of power-generating sources for the next 20 years in hearings this week before the state Public Service Commission (PSC). In 18 hours of testimony over...
More infoConsumers who owe medical bills will receive help as of July in terms of their credit report
By JoAnn Merrigan, WSAV — Up to 19% of people in Georgia have a medical bill that’s in collections. “And it’s even higher among people of color, up to 21%,” says Liz Coyle from Georgia Watch.“Sometimes those debts remain on consumers’ credit reports for...
More infoWhat to expect in the hearings that will shape Georgia’s energy future
By Drew Kann, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution — State utility regulators today will begin vetting Georgia Power’s plans for generating and delivering electricity over the next two decades, kicking off a series of hearings that could have a major influence...
More infoState senator pitches lower-cost financing for Plant Vogtle expansion
By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat — Allowing Georgia Power to finance the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion and other large projects through ratepayer-backed bonds could save customers hundreds of millions of dollars, supporters told a state Senate committee...
More infoFirst new US nuclear reactors in 30 years hit by another six-month delay
By Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner — Southern Co., the electric utility overseeing the expansion of Georgia’s Plant Vogtle nuclear facility, announced another delay to the project on Thursday, the latest in a series of costly and frustrating blows...
More infoGeorgia’s Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion hit with new delays, costs
By Tamar Hallerman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Atlanta-based Southern Company records $920M loss for new nuclear units in 4Q Southern Company, the electric utility overseeing the beleaguered Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, said...
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