By Molly Samuel and Emily Jones, WABE — Georgia Power wants to raise customers’ bills over the next three years, starting with a jump in January that would add up
More infoHearings on Georgia Power rate increase begin Tuesday
Patients angry over Atlanta Medical Center closing
By Crystal Bui, CBS46 — Health care isn’t cheap in the United States. And for many who couldn’t afford it, Atlanta Medical Center, which was part of the non-profit group
More infoGeorgia Power’s Vogtle spending climbs, but no new delays forecast
By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia Power spent more than $500 million dollars on the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in the first half of this
More infoCovid-19 booster shot will no longer be covered by the federal government
By Crystal Bui and Jamarlo Phillips, CBS 46 — Throughout the pandemic, Americans have been able to get the covid-19 vaccines, treatments, and the tests without having to pay with
More infoPSC approves Georgia Power energy plan
By Orlando Montoya, GPB — Thursday afternoon, state energy regulators approved a plan outlining Georgia Power’s energy strategy for the next two decades. The plan effects how the company sources
More infoReflecting on the Community Benefit and Economic Stability (CBES) Project
By Sarah C. Phillips, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy, Georgia Watch – Since 2021, Georgia Watch, Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF), and SOWEGA Rising have worked to protect
More infoGeorgia Power wants 12% rate hike for customers to fund distribution improvements
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
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
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
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
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
More info50-State Survey: Georgia’s Lending Laws Allow Loans with Exorbitant Interest Rates to Trap Borrowers
ATLANTA – A new report from the National Consumer Law Center finds that while some states made progress in the last 12 months toward protecting residents from predatory short-term and longer-term loans,
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