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Georgia PSC approves plan to deliver savings for electric customers, meet energy demands of a growing state
Georgia Power announced today that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a plan which will allow the company to proceed with procuring approximately 9,900 megawatts (MW) of diverse, cost-effective generation resources to serve the energy needs of a growing state. The plan follows a stipulated agreement the company recently reached with the Public Interest Advocacy (PIA) Staff, where Georgia Power agreed that it will file its next base rate case in 2028 in a manner that will en
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[{"type":"text","content":"Plan will deliver estimated savings of approximately $102 per year for the typical residential customer; Growth continues to create thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars of positive economic impact expected across Georgia","length":229,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a plan which will allow the company to proceed with procuring approximately 9,900 megawatts (MW) of diverse, cost-effective generation resources to serve the energy needs of a growing state. The plan follows a stipulated agreement the company recently reached with the Public Interest Advocacy (PIA) Staff, where Georgia Power agreed that it will file its next base rate case in 2028 in a manner that will ensure incremental revenue from large-load customers will provide benefits of at least $556 million per year, equivalent to $8.50 per month (or approximately $102 per year) for the typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month. These significant savings for Georgia Power customers reinforce the company's commitment to delivering affordable energy for customers in the face of projected extraordinary growth, and follows the current freeze on the company's base rates announced earlier this year.","length":1067,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"Georgia Power logo. (PRNewsFoto/Georgia Power) (PRNewsfoto/Georgia Power)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Georgia Power logo. (PRNewsFoto/Georgia Power) (PRNewsfoto/Georgia Power)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":352,"height":400,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/babf352451b4d9b100583063d7095afe"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/j7NT1dcp66QUsBsAkB3NVA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTcyNztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/babf352451b4d9b100583063d7095afe","width":352,"height":400}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/128122/Georgia_Power_v1_Logo.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Kim Greene, chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power, highlighted the benefits of the agreement when it was reached with PIA Staff, saying, "We know every dollar counts. This plan means more money stays in y...