When a giant new customer drives up Georgia Power's fuel costs, who pays the bill — that customer, or you? That question is in front of the Georgia Public Service Commission right now. How it answers will show up on your power bill. One piece of a bigger...
On May 28, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to approve a settlement that lowers what Georgia Power can charge customers for fuel costs and storm recovery. Most residential customers will see about $4 less per month starting June 1. That's the headline. But...
New stipulation forces review of large-load customer billing practices after hearings exposed major gaps in consumer protections (Atlanta, Georgia) - Hours before a second round of hearings scrutinizing how Georgia Power “failed to employ industry best practices” in...
Georgia families should not be asked to pay more on their power bills without clear answers, strong oversight, and real accountability. Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff have filed a proposed agreement on storm damage...
You’re going to hear a lot today about picking up trash, volunteering at Piedmont Park, cleaning up Sweetwater Creek, or just spending time outside. I’m not here to say those things are meaningless, those actions do matter. None of it, though, is what is shaping the...
Georgia families are facing an energy affordability crisis. Since 2023, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved six consecutive rate hikes, adding an average of $503 a year to household bills. Disconnections spiked 30% higher in 2024, leaving thousands...
Policy Platform Draws New Lines in Public Debate around the Energy Affordability Crisis (Atlanta, Georgia) – Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund (GCVEF) and the People’s Power Union today released the People’s Power Plan, a policy roadmap for uniting Georgians...
This Labor Day, we’re lifting up the story of Loretta Green — a trailblazing worker, veteran, and Atlanta community leader whose persistence opened doors for others and whose voice still calls us toward justice today. On Labor Day, we pause to honor the workers who’ve...
This year’s elections for the Public Service Commission (PSC), a little-known board of five people who regulate our utilities and railroads, are incredibly important races for the future of Georgia. In a January AJC poll, voters ranked “Cost of Living” as our state's...
(Conyers, GA) – Following the company’s announcement that it would shut down manufacturing at the facility at the heart of the September 2024 Bio-Lab Fire, the Committee to Protect Rockdale, formerly named the Shutdown Bio-Lab Coalition, released the following...
The first week of hearings for the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan started with a bang at the Georgia Public Service Commission. Every three years, Georgia Power must update a big plan for how much electricity Georgia will need for the next twenty years and a plan for...
With a new administration in D.C., large-scale rallies and protests have returned, but how “effective” are these? At the Climate Action Campaign’s “Climate Can’t Wait” rally this January at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, participants held a massive banner bearing the...
Faces of Resilience: Highlighting Climate Wins Across Georgia Thomasville, Georgia, is set to receive the largest grant in its history: $19.8 million to build a “Resilience Hub” that will protect seniors, upgrade aging infrastructure, and strengthen the community. The...
The new series focuses on the people making change in their communities and the material impacts of their efforts to strengthen our resilience to a changing climate. The GCV Team joined members of the Kennedy family at HK Farms - a 1,000 acre homestead started in 1869...
COMMENTARY by Patty Durant As an energy professional in Georgia with a front row seat to the construction of Plant Vogtle, I found the October 23 Washington Post editorial endorsing nuclear energy as a tool for combating climate change astonishing. Georgia is the...