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Mon., September 5, 2011 10:30am
The Public Service Commission is taking up rural telephone subsidies. The goal of the money is to insure rural Georgians can get affordable access.
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Tue., August 2, 2011 6:57am
Utility regulators are expected to vote on an agreement abandoning a plan to trim Georgia Power's profits if construction of a new nuclear power plant goes over budget. The elected members of the Public Service Commission plan to vote on the deal Tuesday morning. The agreement was negotiated last month between PSC staff members and the utility. It calls for dropping a plan that would have trimmed Georgia Power's profits if the construction of two more nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta costs the Southern Co. subsidiary more than $6.4 billion.
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Thu., June 23, 2011 2:30pm
The nation's first new nuclear reactors in a generation risk coming in over budget and after deadline. That's according to expert testimony presented today to state utility regulators.
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Tue., April 5, 2011 10:53am
State regulators have delayed vote on a plan to protect consumers from cost over-runs at Plant Vogtle. The proposal would tie Georgia Power’s profits to its ability to come in on time and at cost for its estimated 14 billion dollar nuclear expansion project.
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Thu., January 20, 2011 8:11am
Georgia Power is fighting a proposal that would cut its profits if the cost of building two more nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle runs over-budget.
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Tue., December 21, 2010 3:00pm
Georgia Power customers can expect to pay 17 percent more on electricity come January. The Public Service Commission approved one of the largest rate hikes in the utility’s history, along with a nuclear surcharge to cover the financing costs of Plant Vogtle's expansion Tuesday.
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Tue., December 21, 2010 8:01am
The Public Service Commission is set to vote today on the scheduled rate hikes proposed by Georgia Power. If passed, the proposal will impact residential customers over the next three years.
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Wed., December 1, 2010 12:44pm
Georgia Power is calling a proposed settlement that would raise power costs a fair deal for customers, though critics want the firm to lower its profits.
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Mon., November 29, 2010 12:00am
Georgia Power goes before the Public Service Commission Wednesday to present a reduced rate hike request. Consumer watch groups say the increase is still too high.
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Mon., November 8, 2010 5:58am
The Public Service Commission heard testimony Monday morning from several groups opposed to Georgia Power's billion dollar rate hike request. The PSC's advocacy staff also says the amount is too high. In pre-filed testimony, the PSC staff says Georgia Power should get less than half of what it's asking for.
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