Georgia energy regulators have signed off on a 3.5% rate increase for customers of Georgia Power. Members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously approved the increase Tuesday, which will raise average residential customer bills by $5.48 per month.
Long-running lawsuits brought against Georgia Power by residents of the Monroe County town of Juliette have been resolved "to the satisfaction of both parties."
Georgia Power and solar industry representatives renewed their long-running debate before lawmakers Tuesday over whether setting up a new solar program would provide the same benefits to ratepayers as the existing renewable energy options.
Opponents of a proposal by Georgia Power to add more biomass to the utility’s electrical generating portfolio argued Thursday the plan is both unreliable and too expensive. Georgia Power is seeking approval from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to buy about 80 megawatts of electricity from three plants in South Georgia that burn wood chips from waste generated by logging operations.
The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote Sept. 17 on Georgia Power’s proposal to burn wood pellets and other organic materials to generate energy and has raised environmental concerns and high costs being passed on to customers.
Georgia's largest nuclear plant declared an emergency alert after an electrical transformer caught fire. Georgia Power officials say a small fire broke out about noon Tuesday and threatened an electricity supply to the control room of one of the complex's two older nuclear reactors.
Georgia Power should delay building three new “dual-fuel” turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan to allow time to consider potentially less expensive alternatives, an independent energy consultant said Wednesday.
Several Georgia environmental organizations are pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce national standards that would prevent Georgia Power from disposing of coal ash waste in a way that pollutes groundwater.
A new lawsuit says extending the six-year terms of Georgia's elected public service commissioners violates the state constitution. Georgia WAND Education Fund and Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund in a Wednesday lawsuit, are trying to overturn the law passed this year allowing the five Republicans to serve longer terms.
One of the two newest nuclear reactors at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle has been shut down due to a “valve issue,” the Atlanta-based utility announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear a case challenging Georgia’s system of electing utility regulators statewide, a decision likely to clear the way for resuming elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission.
