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Meet the candidates running for seats on state’s powerful utility regulator
11+ mon, 13+ hour ago (1721+ words) For the first time in almost five years, voters will get to choose who serves on the Georgia Public Service Commission, the powerful utility regulator that decides how much many Georgians pay for electricity. Early voting starts Tuesday for two…...
Norcross City Council debates electric utility rate hike amid budget concerns
4+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Data centers push Georgia Power toward natural gas, sparking cost concerns
5+ mon, 6+ day 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…...
Utility Shutoffs Surge as Americans Hit Lowest Level of Happiness on Record
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…...
Utility Bills Too High? Dr. Jaha Howard Vows to Lower Them
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…...
Georgia deserve clean energy, a prescription for affordability and health
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…...
Battle for two seats on Georgia Public Service Commission heats up as campaigns enter homestretch
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (773+ words) Campaigning for two contested seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission has intensified during the early voting period, turning a relatively quiet election cycle into a partisan fight over utility rates and energy policy. The special election, which has attracted…...
Energy bills are rising nationwide. In Georgia, they’re on the ballot.
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1447+ words) The race for two seats on the obscure board that regulates Georgia’s utilities is drawing national attention — and could have major implications both for electricity affordability and one of the biggest planned fossil-fuel buildouts in the nation. Next Tuesday, Georgia…...