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[–] 48 points 4 hours ago (6 children)

Jesus Christ.

Every person who enabled this corruption and the price gouging of energy for Georgia's consumers should be looking at a decades-long prison sentence.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

    So, I live in Georgia & I'm happy to see Dems on the PSC, but electricity here is 8 cents per kWh. There were some big cost overruns adding nuclear reactors to Vogtle, but them and Watts Bar are the only people to add nuclear since 1990. Relative to a lot of other states, it's hard to argue Georgians are being gouged.

    And I really would like to know what's in the data center deals, especially what happens when the data center goes tits-up 3 years into the life of a 40-year power plant

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  • [–] 13 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    I was reading this first, then I saw your 8c/kWh.

    according to data from U.S. Energy Information Administration, which shows Georgia’s rate at exactly 15 cents per kilowatt-hour as of May 2025.

    Nationally, average residential rates range from 17 to 17.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, placing Georgia 22nd among U.S. states for electricity costs — a position that makes it moderately priced compared to the rest of the country.

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  • [–] 32 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

    Beginning in January, three of the five officials on the Georgia Public Service Commission will be Democrats. It will be the first time the party has controlled the powerful energy regulation board in 30 years. The commission, which regulates utilities including the state’s largest electric provider, Georgia Power, has come under more scrutiny in recent years due to rising power bills and the high energy demands of data centers. 

    Now, Democrats plan to focus on affordability, clean energy, and closer scrutiny of Georgia Power. 

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  • [–] 0 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    Probably happened because people like me (not in Georgia), voted straight ticket D out of disgust and didn't bother researching candidates.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 hours ago

    I remember when the leaflets went out for them, promising to stop Georgia Power from fucking everyone over. Like a week later, Georgia Power put out ads about how much they care about us and how every other state’s power companies are raising rates and we’ll do a rate freeze just please you don’t need to vote for them we’ll be good for an undisclosed period of time maybe ending after the midterms.

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  • [–] 1 point 44 seconds ago

    Rusty chainsaw coming your way SamA, and naively, I hope serious jail time. If there was ever a candidate for first against the wall…

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