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Updated August 20 to include comments from Tolbert regarding the nature of the relationship between him and Christopher Drummond, context about Tolbert’s pledge not to accept money from regulated utilities, and further information regarding his campaign contributions policy.  More than two-thirds of contributions of $500 or more that went to Fitz Johnson, the Republican candidate...

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...