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...
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Statement on Shutdown of BioLab’s Manufacturing Facility in Conyers
(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...
Recap: Week One of Integrated Resource Planning Hearings at the Public Service Commission
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...
In Defense of Rallies
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...
New Resilience Hub in Thomasville, Georgia, to Protect Seniors, Revitalize Neighborhood
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...
Introducing Faces of Resilience: Highlighting Climate Wins Across Georgia
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...
Ratepayers First: The Economic Case Against Nuclear’s Data Center Dreams
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...
GEORGIA CONSUMER GROUPS SUE STATE OVER ILLEGAL TERM EXTENSIONS FOR UTILITY REGULATORS, WHO THEN APPROVED HIGHEST-EVER ELECTRIC BILL INCREASES
Attorneys: Georgia Violated State Constitution with HB-1312, Which Unilaterally Blocked Public Service Commissioner Elections and Allowed Sitting Members to Rubberstamp Controversial Utility Bill Hikes, the Highest in State History. ATLANTA, GA – JULY 17, 2024 –...
REPORT: NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS TO COST GEORGIA RATEPAYERS EXTRA $420 ANNUALLY, ON AVERAGE
Most Expensive Electricity on Earth: $20/month Bill Increases Coming After Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Begin Commercial Operation, 7 Years Late and $21 Billion Over Budget ATLANTA – MAY 30, 2024 – Will Georgia’s new reactors at Plant Vogtle be the last nuclear reactors...
Plaintiffs Appeal to US Supreme Court After Canceled PSC Election
[Atlanta, Georgia - April 30, 2024] — This week, plaintiffs Brionté McCorkle, Wanda Mosely, James Woodall, and Richard Rose appeal their case to the United States Supreme Court alleging that statewide Georgia Public Service Commission elections violate the Voting...
Climate, Clean Energy, and Environmental News Clips
Environmental Health News | April 10, 2024 Georgia's nuclear power saga unfolds with Vogtle plant Dalton Daily Citizen | April 9, 2024 Federal clean energy investment funding will benefit Whitfield, Murray counties 11 Alive | April 9, 2024 Georgia cities to receive...
Press Release: Calling off Georgia PSC Elections is an attack on our democracy and our clean energy future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8th, 2024 Atlanta, GA: This week, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger canceled the fall elections for the state’s Public Service Commission. This decision comes after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the current election...
Speak Out For People Power Over Georgia Power!
Public Service Commission Hearing February 29th AND March 1st starting at 9am 244 Washington St SW Atlanta, GA 30303 1st Floor Hearing Room RSVP
Press Release: Environmental and Social Justice Groups Call On DeKalb County to Follow State Regulations for Water Protection
ATLANTA — Local environmental and social justice organizations call on the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District to protect the South River and other local natural resources. During calls on April 14 and May 12, 2023 between DeKalb County Soil and Water...
Press Release: Georgia Public Service Commission Votes to Drastically Raise Bills for Georgia Power Customers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2023 Contact: Wan Smith, GCV Education Fund, wan@gcvedfund.org, 404-666-9266; Alexis Greenblatt, Georgia Conservation Voters, alexis@gcvoters.org, 678-242-9644. Georgia Public Service Commission Votes to Drastically Raise Bills for...