BILLS ARE TOO HIGH?

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO!

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This is for working-class people, seniors on a fixed income, anyone who has ever received a disconnection notice, and families who have to make the difficult decision between buying medications or paying their electric bill. This petition is for anyone who works hard for their money and is fed up with paying more of it to Georgia Power!

In January 2023, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Georgia Power's rate increase request, which led to an average monthly increase of around $14. Then in June 2023, the PSC unanimously voted to allow Georgia Power to IMMEDIATELY bill residential customers an additional $16 more in monthly utilities - for the average household - to cover fuel costs after miscalculating the price of gas and coal due to the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant expansion. 

In recent years, Georgia Power's rates have risen more than 21% for residential customers, saddling communities with rising bills when gas prices are soaring, food costs are at an all-time high, and families are struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, Georgia Power continues to see excess earnings: approximately $297 million in 2022. Georgia Power's greedy, uninterrupted utility increases continue to make a spectacle of the Georgia Public Service Commission. 

The Georgia Public Service Commission has full authority over Georgia Power and WE elect them! We must hold the PSC accountable because it's their job to ensure that we have safe, reliable, and AFFORDABLE electricity from Georgia Power. It's time to tell the Georgia PSC, Don't Raise My Bill and put a stop to these ridiculous increases!!!

Continuing to raise rates is unjustified, inequitable, and oppressive to many Georgians. Take action TODAY to tell the PSC - Don't Raise My Bill!