4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (941+ words) With the fiscal year 2027 budget deadline just six weeks away, the Norcross City Council took up the question of whether to raise the city’s electric utility rate, with some pushback. At the April 20 policy work session, representatives from the Electric…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (855+ words) Hundreds of construction workers are on the job around the clock building Georgia’s energy future at Plant Yates, where they’re expanding a former 1950s coal power plant into a state-of-the-art natural gas powerhouse. Georgia Power says it’s part of a massive…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (278+ words) Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent In cities like New York, residential shutoffs in August were five times higher than the previous year. In Pennsylvania, more than 270,000 households have already lost electricity as average bills climbed 13 percent. Each number represents…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (421+ words) It’s Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Dr. Jaha Howard asserts voters have their best chance to help stop more mega data centers from taking over Atlanta neighborhoods — by voting for her as your next state senator. Howard, who is running for Georgia’s…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (418+ words) A recent column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution titled “Georgia can learn from Texas on energy” suggested our state should follow the Texas model. I offer a different view — one informed by almost four decades in the electric-power industry, including engineering…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (375+ words) In Georgia, we are suffering from high power bills while data centers are moving into our state, creating a massive expansion of energy needs. Georgia Power customers’ bills are on average $500 more per year than just two years ago after…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1027+ words) Georgia Power officials will make their case to state regulators beginning Tuesday to build gas-fired power plants and add solar and battery storage to the power grid over the next five years to support an unprecedented amount of electricity demand…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (502+ words) Early voting started Oct. 14 for Georgians to elect members of the Public Service Commission, the body that decides how our electric grid is run. If we want an energy system that is affordable, reliable and forward-looking, there’s a surprising place…...

11+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (1487+ words) Early voting begins Tuesday for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, and Republican incumbents Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson are both on the ballot — Echols for the first time in years, and Johnson for the first time ever....

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (655+ words) Across the country, the cost of basic needs like food, housing, and utilities continues to rise. At the same time, Georgia is growing. Businesses and families are moving to our state, and with that growth comes increased demand for energy....