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  • 2 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Emily Jones |Mary Landers

    This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Early voting is underway in the primary election for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, the powerful panel of regulators with final say over the rates and energy plans of the state’s largest electric utility, Georgia Power.

  • 4 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Emily Jones |Mary Landers

    This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia’s largest electric utility is preparing to meet what it says is a huge spike in new electricity demand. Georgia Power says it expects it will need to provide 8,200 more megawatts by 2031 – about four times the energy made by its brand-new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.

  • 1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Emily Jones |Mary Landers

    This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. An expansive former row-crop farm in Lee County, in southwest Georgia, is now home to a flock of sheep with a job to do: eat grass. “My rule of thumb is if I can walk out here among the panels and still see my boots, then that’s effective grazing management,” said site manager Tyler Huber on a recent visit to the farm.

  • 1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Emily Jones |Mary Landers

    This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In a surprise move, Georgia’s largest electric company is asking to temporarily freeze rates, though customer bills could still go up next year. The proposal could bring welcome relief for Georgia Power customers who have experienced multiple bill increases, but some advocates said it also raises serious concerns.

  • Mar 25, 2025 | thecurrentga.org | Emily Jones |Katie Myers |Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco |Izzy Ross |Mary Landers

    This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist,BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina,WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station, WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan.

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