Public Service Commission

Former Democratic Public Service Commission candidate Patty Durand has been arrested and charged with stealing Georgia Power trade secrets.

Early voting has started for the Public Service Commission—the statewide entity that regulates for-profit energy companies. In Athens, grassroots organizers are preparing to get out the vote.

Georgia Power is asking state energy regulators to certify 9,900 megawatts of new power-generating capacity. Environmentalists say it would rely heavily on harmful fossil fuels.

Under an agreement the Atlanta-based utility and the Georgia Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff reached in May, Georgia Power will not seek to raise base rates until 2028 at the earliest.

The audit of results in all 159 counties for the District 2 Republican contest found one batch of 328 audited ballots had a discrepancy, but it was within an expected margin of error for a hand count.

It’s based on a rule set by the Georgia Public Service Commission that offers temporary protection with the caveat that once the advisory ends, disconnections may resume.

The Public Service Commission held a third public hearing Monday on Georgia Power’s integrated resource plan.

About 0.5% of Georgia’s 8.4M registered voters have cast ballots so far after nearly 2.5 weeks of early voting in the Public Service Commission election.

A Fulton judge paused enforcement of Raffensperger’s order removing Daniel Blackman from the PSC Democratic Primary ballot ahead of next month’s election.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger declared that Blackman failed to prove he had established residence inside PSC District 3 at least one year before this November’s general election as required by state law.