Chauncey Alcorn
State and Local Politics Reporter at Capital B
Politics reporter @CapitalBNews. previously with @CNNBusiness, @MailOnline, @Mic. Bylines with @TheGrio, @FortuneMagazine, @NYDailyNews and others.
Articles
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Chauncey Alcorn
Atlanta voters concerned about rising electric bills began casting ballots on Tuesday in a special election for the Georgia Public Service Commission, the administrative entity that regulates the state’s energy prices. At stake is how much people pay for power in a state with some of the . PSC commissioners have taken heat this year for supporting since 2023, resulting in the average Georgia Power residential customer paying $516 more per year on their electric bill than they were two years ago.
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1 week ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn
As summer returns and customers crank up their air conditioners to cope with the punishingheat, a little-known elected body that regulates energy prices in the state of Georgia is gearing up for a pivotal election. The body, known as the Georgia Public Service Commission, or PSC, has the power to determine what Atlanta power bills are in the coming years and are deliberating putting a freeze on rate hikes for three-years.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Chauncey Alcorn
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially entered the race for governor on Tuesday, joining what’s expected to be a crowded field of candidates vying to replace Brian Kemp as Georgia’s next top executive. Bottoms is a Democrat who would become just the to run for governor on a major party ticket if she wins her party’s nomination next year. Stacey Abrams became the first in 2018 when she launched her first of two historic bids.
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2 weeks ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn
Rising energy costs have become a major financial hurdle for Black Georgians in recent years, with power billsat timesmatching or exceeding what some in Georgia pay for their monthly rent or mortgage. Georgia Power customers like Jennifer Morton told Macon’s 13WMAZ in July that her most-recent monthly power bill was $1,200. “We went through a couple power outages, so for me, I couldn’t figure out anything that would justify that,” Morton told the local news station.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Chauncey Alcorn
Rising energy costs have become a major financial hurdle for Black Georgians in recent years, with power bills at times matching or exceeding what some in Georgia pay for their monthly rent or mortgage. Georgia Power customers like Jennifer Morton told Macon’s 13WMAZ in July that her most-recent monthly power bill was $1,200. “We went through a couple power outages, so for me, I couldn’t figure out anything that would justify that,” Morton told the local news station.
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