Georgia Watch has written a formal letter of concern to Joseph B. Doyle, Administrator of the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs (GOCA). Georgia Watch believes that, as GOCA’s Administrator, it is in Mr. Doyle’s power to intervene in utility rate cases and other critical cases heard before the Public Service Commission (PSC) that impact consumers’ wallets. He has made no such intervention to date and, as a result, the interests of the average Georgia consumer have gone unrepresented. Read the rest of this entry »

Georgia Watch welcomes Clare McGuire as senior counsel and director of the Consumer Energy Program bringing with her years of experience as a staff attorney for the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs.

As the Director of the Consumer Energy Program (CEP), McGuire will intervene on behalf of consumers in rate cases and cases involving the state’s energy portfolio heard before the Public Service Commission. Georgia Watch’s presence at these hearings will allow for more transparency at the commission, a panel of five statewide elected officials that decides billion dollar rate cases. Read the rest of this entry »

Georgia Watch has released part one of a two part report on the foreclosure crisis currently devastating the state’s housing market and straining its overall economy. Called Georgia Foreclosure Crisis Part One: The Rippling Effects of Reckless Lending, the report examines reasons for the state’s ranking as seventh in the nation for foreclosures and projections indicating this crisis is far from over. Read the rest of this entry »