Georgia Power

Newly released federal data offers the clearest look yet at which electric and gas utilities disconnect the most residential customers for falling behind on their electric bills. The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest dataset follows an April report that showed that utilities disconnected customers’ residential electric service 13.5 million times for unpaid bills in 2024,...

Utilities saw poor customer outcomes, lowered standards as they gave CEOs raises

Utilities, utility affiliates, natural gas marketers, and related vendors with business in front of the Georgia Public Service Commission have funded two outside ventures connected to Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols. Those two ventures are “Energy Matters,” a weekly radio show hosted by Echols, and the “Clean Energy Roadshow,” a traveling alternative fuel vehicle...

Georgia Public Service Commission incumbents Fitz Johnson and Tim Echols have each received most of their campaign funding, since January 2024, from individuals and companies associated with the monopoly utilities they regulate. In the District 3 race, incumbent Commissioner Fitz Johnson has received more than 87 percent of his campaign contributions from donors tied to...