Georgia Power has proposed to nearly double the hidden, mandatory monthly fee on residential customers’ bill, from the current $10/month to $17.95/month. Customers must pay this fee no matter how much or how little energy we use, paying at least $215 per year (and likely $300 after tacked-on charges and taxes) before even flipping on a light switch. If approved, this would be among the highest mandatory monthly fees of investor-owned utilities around the country and would take away customers’ ability to control our bills, disproportionately hurt customers who use the least energy and are least able to afford the costly changes and punish energy conservation and solar energy.
Rather than such an exorbitant fee hike, Georgia Power should continue to prioritize basing customers’ bills on how much energy you use–the less you use, the less you pay.
Learn more and take action with the resources below!
Learn:
SACE BLOG: GEORGIA POWER WANTS YOU TO PAY MORE FOR USING LESS ENERGY ONE-PAGER: GEORGIA POWER’S FEE HIKE SACE BLOG: SEE HOW MUCH YOUR BILL WOULD INCREASE FROM GEORGIA POWERS PROPOSED HIKE SACE BLOG: GEORGIA POWER’S PLANNED BILL HIKE FOR FARMERS SIERRA CLUB BLOG: SIERRA CLUB, ALLIES, WORKING FOR JUST, EQUITABLE RATES FOR GEORGIA POWER CUSTOMERS GEORGIA CONSERVATION VOTERS BLOG: GEORGIA POWER RATE CASE SACE BLOG: Georgia Power Customers Speak Out Against Fee Hike to the Georgia PSC SACE BLOG: THOUSANDS OF GEORGIA POWER CUSTOMERS STAND UP AGAINST PROPOSED FEE HIKE SACE BLOG: Did Georgia Power just flinch in a rate case showdown? SACE BLOG: Groups Urge Georgia PSC to Stand with Customers and Deny Fee Hike FEE HIKE IN THE NEWSAct:
SPEAK UP AGAINST GEORGIA POWER’S FEE HIKE SHARE YOUR STORY: WHY ARE YOU OPPOSED TO GEORGIA POWER’S FEE HIKE ATTEND THE KENNESAW TOWN HALL, OCT. 28 ATTEND THE ATLANTA TOWN HALL, OCT. 28 SPEAK UP AT THE PSC HEARING, NOV. 4 IN ATLANTA RALLY TO #FIGHTTHEHIKE, NOV. 4 IN ATLANTA ATTEND THE CARROLLTON TOWN HALL, NOV. 14 SPEAK UP AT THE PSC HEARING, NOV. 25 IN ATLANTA ATTEND THE PSC MEETING DEC. 12 – WEAR REDFee Hike In the News:
- ARTICLE: “Georgians could be less able to control power bills by reducing use,” – Matt Kempner, AJC
- ARTICLE: “Georgia Power proposes $10 a month rate hike” – Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News
- VIDEO: “Georgia Power looking to raise rates starting in January” – Stephen Moody, WJCL ABC 22
- ARTICLE: “Hearings begin on proposed Georgia Power rate hike” – Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News
- AUDIO: “Proposed Georgia Power Rate Hike Hearings Begin This Week” – Emma Hurt, WABE
- VIDEO: “Demonstrators protest Georgia Power’s proposed rate hike outside commission hearings” – Hayley Mason, CBS 46
- ARTICLE: “Groups plan to rally against Georgia Power rate increase” – Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder
- ARTICLE: “Listening session Wednesday on proposed electric rate hike from Georgia Power” – Savannah Morning News
- ARTICLE: “Savannahians on electric rate hike: ‘It’s not right’” – Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News
- VIDEO: ” ‘We don’t have room for extras’ Listening session held on proposed rate hike from Georgia Power” – Jon Dowding & Alex Bozarjian, WSAV News 3
- EDITORIAL: “Look deeper on proposed power rate hike” – Savannah Morning News
- RADIO: “Georgia Power wants a rate hike. Some of its customers wonder why” – Marketplace, NPR
- ARTICLE: “Georgia Power likely won’t get rate hikes it’s asking for, PSC vice chairman says” – Marietta Daily Journal
- ARTICLE: “Atlanta consumers rally against Georgia Power” – Atlanta Daily World
- ARTICLE: “PSC says Georgia Power should slow down $525M charge to ratepayers” – Georgia Recorder
- RADIO: “Public Service Commission Continues Hearings On Proposed Georgia Power Rate Hike” – NPR, Georgia
- ARTICLE: “Townhall set for Georgia Power rate hike” – Times Georgian
- ARTICLE: “Advocates fight proposed Georgia Power Rate Hike as Power Company submits rebuttal” – CBS 46
- ARTICLE: “Georgia Power filing tries to close $1.1 billion rate case gap with PSC” – Georgia Recorder
- ARTICLE: “Georgia Power Doubles Down On $2.2 Billion Rate Hike Request” – WABE
- OP-ED: “Power rate hike would hurt low-income folks” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
- ARTICLE: “Georgia PSC set to vote on Georgia Power rate hike” – Rome News Tribune
- OP-ED: “Georgia Power is planning an unfair fee hike” – Georgia Recorder
- ARTICLE: “Georgia Power electric bills to increase starting in January” – AJC
- ARTICLE: “Decision day for Georgia Power’s $2.2 billion rate hike request” – Georgia Recorder
- ARTICLE: “Public Service Commission approves Georgia Power rate hike” – WSAV
- EDITORIAL: “Georgia Power must deliver on investment” – Savannah Morning News
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The Georgia Public Service Commission:
Commissioners are elected statewide but must live in their respective districts. All Georgians are the PSC’s constituents.
