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Energy

Tell the Ga. PSC to end the Plant Vogtle disaster

Georgia Power will rack up billions of dollars in cost overruns for its disastrous Plant Vogtle expansion, and over the past seven years, it has passed the cost of this debacle onto its consumers — that’s every Georgian that uses the monopoly’s service. Two weeks ago, the Georgia Public Service Commission held a week’s worth of hearings to decide whether or not to continue the project – the first time a decision like this is on the

Economy

Stop making us pay for Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle failures

The Georgia Public Service Commission is about to approve Georgia Power’s gigantic rate hike to cover their Plant Vogtle failures.  This isn’t surprising considering how little the PSC has done to protect consumers. In 2011, the PSC commissioners’ failure to mandate that Georgia Power share in the financial risk on Vogtle, a project they proposed, has left consumers to foot the bill. The PSC should’ve been suspicious of a company selling a “great idea” without

Energy

Utility regulators shirking duties

The Georgia Public Service Commission is poised to allow Georgia Power to continue to build the two new Plant Vogtle reactors, although the project is now years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. The Commission — an elected body that is currently all Republican — needs to hear from Georgians about the problems with their lax approach as regulators. If nothing changes, we will all continue to be on the hook for these

Energy

Georgia Power wants to proceed with Plant Vogtle

The energy companies backing the Plant Vogtle expansion have begun a hail mary move to keep the project going. In addition to asking the federal government to extend a tax credit and offer loan guarantees, the owners of Plant Vogtle are asking the Georgia Public Service Commission to approve their new plan for completing the project. Three other plans for new nuclear reactors have already been scrapped this year, leaving Plant Vogtle as the sole

Environment

Georgia Power violating Clean Water Act, according to Sierra Club

While the U.S. Senate works to destroy Obamacare, another health concern is brewing in Georgia. The Sierra Club plans to sue Georgia Power over the company’s process for closing coal ash ponds, potentially draining toxic coal ash into local waterways. The environmental watchdog group claims this is a violation of the Clean Water Act. Coal ash or coal combustion residuals (CCRs) are the toxic byproduct of burning coal at coal-powered power plants. The substance contains

Energy

Ga. utility regulators get treated to $7,700 dinner…by utility lobbyists

The Georgia Public Service Commission just got treated to a $7,700 meal by utility lobbyists. I can’t even imagine how one eats $7,700 worth of food and drink in one sitting. I can, however, imagine the conversations that were happening in light of Georgia Power’s recent troubles with the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion. The five member of the PSC, and some of their staff, got treated to a real nice meal paid for by several