Georgia Power makes deal for more electrical generation, pledging downward rate pressure
Georgia Power Co. announced a deal with regulatory staff to build and buy more electrical generation ahead of schedule on Wednesday, pledging that the deal will reduce rates for existing customers.
Georgia Power customers to pay $7.56B of Vogtle $10.2 billion overruns
Georgia Power customers’ energy bills are about to go up again.
Drones helping Georgia Power keep the power on
FOX 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Jonathan Stacey got an up-close look at how far and how high the state’s largest utility goes to keep the power on before, during, and after a storm.
DeKalb County residents push for streetlights as police continue search for shooter
Neighbors in one DeKalb County community say they are still on edge over a month after someone shot up a home with a family inside.
How Georgia Power is preparing for this year's hurricane season
FOX 5 got a rare tour Georgia Power's Storm Center to see how they are gearing up for this hurricane season.
Atlanta Gas Light pipeline project to close Buford Highway lanes
Atlanta Gas Light says this is its largest pipeline enhancement project in the entire state.
Vote next month of proposed Georgia Power rate increase
With household budgets already bursting at the seams due to inflation, Georgia Power customers are looking at yet another increase in what they pay for power starting this summer if a newly proposed plan passes in May.
Georgia Power proposes $2.1-billion rate hike
The proposed increase could raise the average customer’s monthly bill anywhere from $17 to $23 per month.
Georgia lawmakers seek to regulate solar panel installers
Georgia lawmakers are looking to regulate the installation of rooftop solar panels, saying some companies are ripping off consumers.
More delays, cost overruns for Plant Vogtle, SEC filing shows
Georgia Power says it has run into another delay in bringing online Unit 3 of Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant, located southeast of Augusta.
Delta flies at top of Forbes 'Best Employers' in Georgia list
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines tops the list of Forbes' "Best Employers" in Georgia list released on Wednesday. One hundred companies made the list in Georgia.
Georgia Power proposes 12% increase in bills, with 2023 leap
Georgia Power Co. wants to raise customer bills 12% over the next three years to pay for system improvements and higher costs and allow higher profits, the company said Friday in a rate filing with state regulators.
Georgia cooperatives move to freeze nuclear costs at $8.1B
One of the owners of a nuclear power plant being expanded in Georgia says it’s shifting overruns to Georgia Power Co. in exchange for giving up a sliver of its ownership.
Impaired driver plows through utility pole in Alpharetta, knocks out power to hundreds, police say
A portion of Roswell Road is expected to be closed through Monday morning after an impaired driver plowed through a power pole on Easter Sunday, the Alpharetta Police Department said.
$30B Georgia Power nuclear plant delayed up to 6 more months
Georgia Power Co. now says the first of two nuclear reactors it’s building at Plant Vogtle near Augusta might not begin generating electricity until as late as March 2023 and the reactors will cost their owners nearly $30 billion.
Georgia Power plan confirms move from coal to renewables
Georgia Power Co. could shut down all but one of its coal-fired power plants by 2029 under a new plan filed Monday with the state Public Service Commission.