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PSC Again Hikes Georgia Power Rates, Declines on Solar Tax

(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously Tuesday, December 17, 2013, to approve a compromise agreement between Georgia Power and the PSC staff.       As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, Georgia Power’s original request was for a rate increase of 1.46 billion dollars.  The original request also included a newly proposed “solar tax,” […]

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Georgia Power Wants Solar Tax to Recoup Consumers’ Savings

(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has finished months of public and expert testimony on Georgia Power’s request for a 482 million dollar rate increase and an increase in the company’s guaranteed profit from 11.15 percent to 11.50 percent.       Georgia Power is also asking for a surcharge of $5.56 per kilowatt on self-generated power […]

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