Georgia Power says it will cut the rates it charges customers to recover the fuel costs associated with generating electricity, a move spurred by dropping demand for electricity and reduced costs of natural gas . . .
A coalition of ethics advocates is making another attempt to get legislation passed that will place limits on what lobbyists can spend to influence legislators . . .
Tim Echols, the swing vote on a PSC proposal to raise Georgia Power’s rates and provide a subsidy to solar energy firms, says he is reconsidering his earlier vote against the proposal . . .
Consumer group Georgia Watch questions the need and the potential costs of building the Plant Washington coal-fired power generation facility near Sandersville . . .
The PSC gives Georgia Power an expensive Christmas present — rate increases that will mean $2.1 billion in additional revenues for the utility giant over the next three years . . .
The PSC holds its final hearing Wednesday on the Georgia Power rate hike and is expected to approve it by Dec. 21 . . .
The Public Service Commission will begin hearings Monday on the $1 billion rate hike requested by the Georgia Power Co. . . .
