December 19, 2025
Let's raise our voices against expensive, unhealthy, climate- changing fossil fuels. Please join others who have been fighting for clean energy and lower power bills!
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Georgia Power is rushing to approve a plan that would increase their electricity generation by more than 50%—almost entirely through gas plants and battery storage tied to gas and coal. This massive fossil fuel expansion isn't about serving existing customers reliably. It's about cashing in on the AI boom by powering data centers, some of which will consume as much electricity as a large city.
Georgia stands on the front line of a nationwide utility trend that prioritizes profit over people.
Why This Plan Is Bad for Georgians
It's expensive and risky. The AI explosion could become an AI bubble. Data centers can cancel contracts, shut down, or relocate within a few years. They may soon generate their own electricity on-site. If Georgia Power overbuilds—which is highly likely—Georgia customers will pay for the unnecessary infrastructure. The Commission's recent contract protections came too late: most data centers in this plan won't be covered.
It ignores cheaper, cleaner solutions. Georgia currently sends billions of dollars each year to other states to buy gas and coal. Instead, the Commission could require Georgia Power to take actions that would create thousands of jobs in solar and battery manufacturing and installation right here in Georgia. This would provide reliable power and keep money in Georgia’s economy. It would also reduce the need to build expensive gas plants and infrastructure, saving customers money. There are many other low or no cost ways to reduce electricity demand and prevent the need for this costly gas buildup.
It locks us into decades of pollution. Gas plants have 45+ year lifespans. If approved, this plan commits Georgia to an expensive, volatile, climate-warming energy source for generations. Cities and counties across the state won't be able to meet their clean energy goals, and your bills will be significantly higher than they would be with clean energy alternatives.
It's great for Georgia Power's profits, terrible for Georgians. The company maximizes profits by building expensive gas infrastructure. Customers pay even if they overbuild. Georgia Power passes 100% of gas price spikes directly to us. And current Commissioners aren't holding Georgia Power accountable for the enormous climate and health costs of burning more fossil fuels.
There's Still Time to Stop This
For months, hundreds of Georgians have been urging Commissioners to reject this plan. Our best path forward now is to delay the vote. By law, Commissioners have until March 16, 2026 to decide. Peter Hubbard, a clean energy expert, will take his seat as a new Commissioner on January 1. He will ensure that clean energy solutions and demand reduction options are thoroughly analyzed before any vote. This analysis has not yet occurred due to Georgia Power’s maneuvering.
Friday, December 19th, is the last chance for the public to take a stand. We have been seeing signs that Commissioners are starting to realize how bad this plan is for Georgians and how rushed and not thorough the process has been. It is so important that large numbers of people attend this hearing to increase the pressure on Commissioners to do the right thing!
Please try to attend the meeting so you can:
Option 1: Make your own public comment - Share your personal concerns and/or story.
Option 2: Help deliver closing arguments for the public - We are drafting language that incorporates the strongest past comments and arguments. Contact Lisa Coronado at 404-387-5011 or lisacoronado100@gmail.com if you would like to receive a draft comment that you can edit and make your own.
Option 3: Join the audience - Demonstrate your concern by attending part or all of the meeting. This provides a powerful visual for media coverage.
Below are more details and instructions to make it easy for you to find your way inside the building. Make sure to BRING AN ID to go through security.
Address of the Hearing Building:
The PSC hearing room is located on the first floor of the Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building.
The address for the entrance pictured here is:
244 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30312.
For parking and MARTA information see below.
When to Arrive (and Leave):
The Energy Committee meeting begins at 9:30 am. Public comments will begin after intervenors make their closing statements. These will be really interesting and our best guess is this will take about 30 minutes, after which public comment will begin. You must sign up to speak, each public speaker has up to 3 minutes to make their comment, and there is little gap between speakers.
If you are making a public comment, we suggest that you walk through the doors mentioned above by 9:15 am, go through security, and then head straight up to the first floor to sign up. The sign up form will be removed around 9:30 am. If you are on a tight schedule, you might want to arrive earlier so that you can be one of the first on the list to speak. The signup form is usually made available by 8:30 am.
If you are attending to provide audience support, then you can arrive and leave at any time. Just try to enter and exit during gaps between speakers, if possible.
Please consider staying for the Special Administrative Session which will take place after the Energy Committee meeting ends. This is when the Commissioners will decide to either delay or take their vote. A large clapping/cheering or booing crowd will help garner appropriate media attention!
Key Locations Inside the Hearing Building:
First Floor reception area: You must sign up to deliver a public comment. Once you enter through the entrance doors on the ground floor (see picture above), you will go directly through security - bring your ID! . The elevators are on the other side of security, and they will take you up to the PSC reception area on the first floor where they have the sign up sheet.
Hearing Room: The hearing room is also on the first floor. One of the receptionists will buzz you in (the entry to the rest of the first floor is locked). Turn right, and the PSC hearing room is at the end of the hallway. There are bathrooms on the right before you reach the hearing room.
Cafeteria: If you arrive early, you can choose to spend some of the time before the public comment period in the cafeteria which is located on the ground floor near security. There are lots of tables and booths and bathrooms, as well as coffee and food options.
Parking or taking MARTA
If you are driving, we recommend that you park in the Government Center Parking Deck, but that you put directions to Trinity United Methodist Church into google maps. That will take you to the entrance to the parking deck off of Washington Street SW.
You can then exit the deck as you came in, and head to the Georgia Public Service Commission offices as shown on the map. It is about a 5 minute walk from the parking garage to the entrance of the hearing building.
Georgia State Station, on the Blue Green line, is very close to the Georgia Public Service Commission offices. Make sure to exit towards Piedmont Avenue. It is an 8 to 10 minute walk from that MARTA exit to the entrance of the hearing building.
