By Jill Nolin – Georgia Recorder Environmentalists and consumer advocates will have another chance to persuade a Fulton County judge that a review should happen now – instead of years from now – of state regulators’ decision to allow the expansion of...
More infoLawsuit challenging decision to finish Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion to get new hearing
By Dave Williams – Atlanta Business Chronicle A lawsuit challenging the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to let Georgia Power Co. finish the long-delayed, over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion is about to get another airing...
More infoGeorgia Court of Appeals Sends Plant Vogtle Challenge Back to Fulton County Superior Court
Atlanta, GA—Groups challenging the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to continue the Vogtle nuclear expansion project despite billions in cost overruns will have another chance to make their case that the decision was procedurally flawed and...
More infoProposed Georgia Power Rate Hike Hearings Begin This Week
By Emma Hurt – WABE (Listen) Georgia Power is requesting to raise customer rates by about $10 per month for the average residential user. The request is more than $2.2 billion over the next three years, and hearings before the Public Service...
More infoGeorgia PSC holds hearing on Atlanta Gas Light’s $96 million rate increase request
By Kim Jarrett – The Center Square The Georgia Public Service Commission spent Tuesday listening to testimony surrounding a rate increase request from Atlanta Gas Light (AGL). Atlanta Gas Light filed a petition with the PSC in June requesting a $96...
More infoEnvironmentalists call for more transparency in Georgia Power coal ash cleanup
By Beau Evans – Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s request for customer rate increases starting next year includes $525 million through 2022 to clean up potentially toxic coal ash ponds, a remediation process environmentalists say needs more...
More infoGeorgia Power rate hike push to get public airing starting next month
By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder Business interests and consumer watchdog organizations are keeping a wary eye on Georgia Power’s push to sharply increase its customers’ cost of electricity over the next three years. They can weigh in on the...
More infoPlant Vogtle reactors hit benchmark, but skepticism lingers
By Kristi E. Swartz – E&E News Developers of the nation’s lone nuclear construction project in Georgia have ordered enriched uranium fuel rods — a sign of their confidence that Plant Vogtle, plagued by delays and cost overruns, will be...
More infoA win for energy equity
On July 16, the Georgia Public Service Commission approved a long-range plan for Georgia Power to meet the state’s energy needs over the next 20 years. Every three years, the utility is required to file an Integrated Resource (IRP) and Demand Side...
More infoRegulators Approve Georgia Power’s Long-Range Plan, With More Solar
By Molly Samuel – WABE Georgia Power will increase its solar power in the coming years, close a coal-fired power plant and add more wood burning to its energy mix. Those are all pieces of its long-range energy plan, approved Tuesday morning by the...
More infoGeorgia Power bills could rise: $2.2 billion rate increase proposed
By Matt Kempner – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Power customers face higher monthly bills if elected state regulators approve the utility’s request for a $2.2 billion rate hike spread over three years. The increase would ultimately add...
More infoAppeals Court Hears Argument On Nuclear Plant Decision
By Emma Hurt – WABE The Georgia Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday about whether a state decision to continue expanding Plant Vogtle broke any regulatory rules. A Fulton County Superior Court judge dismissed the case on technical grounds...
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