Press Mention Decaturish November 28, 2022
SACE Quoted
Expert testimony in Georgia Power rate case wrapping up this week
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The Georgia Public Service Commission is holding the final round of expert testimony this week in Georgia Power's rate case, which seeks a $2.9 billion revenue request and 12% residential rate increase. Bryan Jacob, solar program director for Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, testified that Georgia Power misrepresents the impact of rooftop solar on non-solar customers' bills. SACE and other clean energy advocates are recommending the PSC reject Georgia Power's proposed restrictions on net metering and rooftop solar programs.
Georgia Power's witness claimed that people who chose to use rooftop solar were causing other customers' bills to increase. He added that non-solar customers could be saving money because of the investments solar customers make in their homes and businesses.
Bryan Jacob