The Powerful Five
10/28/20 • 38 min
Every month, Georgia residents get an energy bill. The amount on that bill may seem out of our control, but it's actually determined by a group of five officials we elect: Public Service Commissioners. But as a local environmental justice activist learned while fighting a rate increase, who is - and most importantly, who isn’t - represented on the Public Service Commission matters a lot to the number we see on our energy bills.
Every month, Georgia residents get an energy bill. The amount on that bill may seem out of our control, but it's actually determined by a group of five officials we elect: Public Service Commissioners. But as a local environmental justice activist learned while fighting a rate increase, who is - and most importantly, who isn’t - represented on the Public Service Commission matters a lot to the number we see on our energy bills.
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