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Fact sheets, reports and updates on the Georgia Public Service Commission and what its decisions mean for your power bill.
Georgia’s local governments pay Georgia Power about $75 million a year to rent their street lights. LEDs need less upkeep, but no filing shows whether the savings reached the local governments paying the bill.
Georgia Power has proposed one fix. The public record shows seven more cost categories it does not touch. Georgia is using more electricity as large new customers, including data centers, connect to the power grid. More electricity use can mean more costs. The...
Two surveys of Georgia residents identify recurring concerns about household energy affordability and substantial interest in programs that could reduce energy costs.
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...
Why customers shouldn’t pay for utility lobbying, political influence, or corporate advertising.
Learn how the Public Service Commission shapes Georgia’s energy bills.
A breakdown of the PSC’s fuel cost decision and what it means for Georgia Power customers.
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...
Download the 2025 People’s Power Plan (PDF) 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...
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 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...
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...
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...