PSC signs off on lower bills for Georgia Power customers
Advocates say deal leaves consumers vulnerable to future fuel and storm costs.
A worker works on power lines at Hill Street in Grant Park. The average customer will save $4.04 monthly thanks to agreement between the PSC and Georgia Power. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
The Georgia Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an agreement that sets up Georgia Power customers for lower bills starting next month — but consumer and clean energy advocates argue the deal does not go far enough in shielding them from future costs.
The panel’s unanimous decision on two high-profile cost issues will save the average residential customer about $4.04 a month starting in June. It is the second time in a year that Georgia Power and its utility regulator have agreed to freeze or lower rates for customers after raising them six times in three years.
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Kristi Swartz is an AJC contributing writer covering climate change and related matters. She writes about how climate change impacts people’s lives, from extreme weather hitting parts of the state more frequently, to higher electricity bills, insurance premiums and health care expenses.
Kristi Swartz is an AJC contributing writer covering climate change and related matters. She writes about how climate change impacts people’s lives, from extreme weather hitting parts of the state more frequently, to higher electricity bills, insurance premiums and health care expenses.