by Georgia Conservation Voters | Sep 20, 2019 | Energy & Climate
What Georgia Power is proposing: Georgia Power residential customers pay a monthly “mandatory” fee that is hidden on your power bill. All customers are forced to pay this fee no matter how much energy you use. Georgia Power wants to hike your monthly fee...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Sep 4, 2019 | Energy & Climate, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2019 Contact: Chris Carnevale, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, chris@cleanenergy.org, 843-973-2637 Melissa Williams, Sierra Club, melissa.williams@sierraclub.org, 828-545-0443 Adam Winer, Consumer...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 16, 2019 | Press Releases
For Immediate Release August 15, 2019 Contact: Holly Burke, 202-454-4554, holly_burke@lcv.org LCV Action Fund Announces Second Round of 2020 Environmental Majority Makers LCVAF is adding 19 members to program to defend the pro-environment House majority Washington,...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Aug 1, 2019 | Energy & Climate
Background information: Every three years an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is filed with Georgia’s Public Service Commission (PSC). The IRP outlines the plan to deliver energy to millions of customers over a 20-year time frame and lays out a vision for the mix...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jul 14, 2019 | Energy & Climate
AJC: The Jolt: A sing-off for solar energy at the PSC By Jim Galloway Greg Bluestein Tamar Hallerman Next Tuesday, the state Public Service Commission will vote on Georgia Power’s “Integrated Resource Plan,” a three-year blueprint outlining how much power the...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Nov 19, 2018 | Elections, Energy & Climate, Land & Wildlife
The November 6 election welcomed new environmental stewards into the legislature as well as the approval of two state constitutional amendments that will benefit Georgia’s conservation efforts. The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act (Amendment 1), overwhelmingly approved...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 31, 2018 | Energy & Climate
By Matt Kempner andAnastaciah Ondieki, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It used to be that millions of Georgians got a bargain on their monthly electric bills, paying Georgia Power residential rates that were nearly 10 percent lower than the national average. But in...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 22, 2018 | Elections, Energy & Climate
To win an election in Georgia, a candidate must to get over 50% of the votes. If no candidate does that, a Runoff is held between the top two vote-getters. In close elections, that means a third party, like the Libertarian or the Green Party can play spoiler for the...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 18, 2018 | Energy & Climate
Georgia is one of only 11 states in which voters elect public utility commissioners, a critically important board for clean energy in the state. The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is comprised of five members who must reside in a district but are...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 16, 2018 | Air Quality, Elections, Land & Wildlife, Transportation
There are two environmental Constitutional Amendments on the Georgia ballot this year. Georgia Conservation Voters recommends a YES vote on both. Amendment 1 – The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act The amendment will allow a portion of the existing sales tax we...
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