Tag Archives: Tim Echols

PSC okays earlier date for Ga. Power fuel cost reduction

Georgia Power will move up by a month its planned reduction in the fuel cost recovery rate it adds to customer bills . . .

Tags: Chuck Eaton , fuel cost recovery , Georgia Power , natural gas prices , PSC , Tim Echols

Questions about cost overruns, design problems, delays overhang Ga. Power nuke project

Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors are already facing cost overruns potentially as high as $900 million, along with an eight-month delay in completion . . .

Tags: Bobby Baker , Chuck Eaton , cost overruns , Georgia Power , nuclear reactors , Plant Vogtle , PSC , schedule delays , SEC , Southern Co. , Stan Wise , Tim Echols , Westinghouse

Criminal justice revision bill to be signed on Wednesday

The state’s new sentencing laws for criminal defendants are scheduled for signing by Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday . . .

Tags: Alan Powell , assisted suicides , criminal justice revision , Department of Public Safety , Nathan Deal , PSC , sentencing laws , Tim Echols , transportation regulations

House passes PSC chairman bill

PSC chairmanship bill is approved by the House; if the Senate agrees to changes in the measure, it will go to Gov. Nathan Deal . . .

Tags: Chuck Eaton , election of chairman , Public Service Commission , Tim Echols

PSC chairman bill clears House committee

A bill allowing the PSC members to elect their own chairman is passed out by the House Governmental Affairs Committee after the chairman votes to break a 5-5 tie . . .

Tags: Buzz Brockway , chairman , Mark Hamilton , PSC , Tim Echols

PSC approves secret deal between AGL and AGL subsidiary

The PSC votes to approve a pipeline management deal that Atlanta Gas Light negotiated with one of its own subsidiaries, but allows the gas company to keep the details of the agreement from public view . . .

Tags: Angela Speir , Atlanta Gas Light , Bobby Baker , Georgia Association of Manufacturers , natural gas pipelines , secret contract , Sequent Energy Management , Stan Wise , Tim Echols

Senate passes PSC chairman bill; House vote delayed

The Senate approves, but the House delays a vote on, legislation that would change the method by which the Public Service Commission elects a chairman . . .

Tags: Bubba McDonald , chairman election , PSC , Tim Echols

Political Notes – The ‘Day 30’ deadline approaches

The General Assembly will hit crossover day on Wednesday of next week, with the fate of many bills yet to be decided . . .

Tags: Abortion , Ben Harbin , charter schools , crossover day , immigrant college students , John Wilkinson , Mark Hamilton , pain management clinics , PSC chairman , Tim Echols

PSC chairman selection bill moves forward

Senate bill to allow PSC members to elect their own chairman moves toward a vote on the Senate floor . . .

Tags: Bubba McDonald , chairman election , Jeff Mullis , PSC , Tim Echols

Prospects are dark for solar energy bill

With a big assist from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Georgia Power keeps the lid on a bill that would promote cheaper, solar-generated electricity . . .

Tags: Buddy Carter , Casey Cagle , Chris Clark , Georgia Chamber of Commerce , Georgia Power , Ross Tolleson , solar power , Tim Echols