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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...
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...
(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...
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 –...
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...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2023 Contact: Wan Smith, GCV Education Fund, wan@gcvedfund.org, 404-666-9266; Alexis Greenblatt, Georgia Conservation Voters, alexis@gcvedfund.org, 678-242-9644. Georgia Public Service Commission Votes to Drastically Raise Bills for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2023 Contact: Abraham Park, Georgia Conservation Voters, abraham@gcvoters.org, 843-230-1491 Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund announces Georgia Electric Membership Cooperative Scorecard Release & Steering Committee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2021 Contact: Abraham Park, Georgia Conservation Voters, abraham@gcvoters.org Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund Releases Comprehensive Report on Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Atlanta, GA -- Georgia Conservation...
March 23, 2021 We here at Grist are finally feeling a touch of optimism, and it’s not for the obvious reasons. Oh sure, we’ve got a president who believes in science, and the U.S. is rejoining the Paris Agreement. But it’s more than that. We’re getting these newfound...
Claire Elise Thompson Published: October 12, 2020 The jury is in: Most Americans agree that climate change is a problem and would like to see the government do more to reduce carbon and protect our air and water. So, you might ask, why isn’t the government doing more...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2019 Contact: Chris Carnevale, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, chris@cleanenergy.org, 843-973-2637 Melissa Williams, Sierra Club, melissa.williams@sierraclub.org, 828-545-0443 Adam Winer, Consumer...
For Immediate Release August 21, 2018 Contact: Colleen Kiernan, 678-304-9539, colleen@gaconservationvoters.org Jacksonville Electric Authority Tries to Exit “Economically Obsolete” Plant Vogtle Deal while Georgia Public Service Commission Rubber Stamps Vogtle...