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Georgia Power delivers lower costs for customers with latest filings
Georgia Power today filed its expected Fuel Cost Recovery (Docket 56765) and Storm Cost Recovery (Docket 44280) cases with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). Together, the cases seek to lower costs for customers through two distinct filings. The first filing requests to recover the cost of fuel – including coal and natural gas – to operate power generation plants to serve customers, and the second filing requests to recover costs to quickly and safely restore electric service following
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