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It seems that the democratic primaries of the seat, which is part of the Atlanta Metro on the Georgia Public Service Committee, is heading to run. In the other competitive race in the preliminary elections for this week, the current Tim Ecols won the Republic.
The committee oversees the facilities, including Georgia Power, the largest electrical provider in the state and a company belonging to one of the country’s largest facilities. PSC Commissioners have the final statement about Georgia Power plans and rates – which means that they are making decisions that affect millions of families’ money in Georgia, as well as how the state responds to climate change.
The government facilities commissioners throughout the country have a major impact on climate work because they oversee electrical facilities and have a final statement on how to generate these facilities – one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
In states like Georgia, where monopolistic facilities dominate, the power of the commissioners is amplified.
This year’s elections came with more audit than usual because they were the first elections in five years, and at that time power bills in Georgia increased the consumer repeatedly with the approval of the current committee. It was also the only state in the state level on Georgia’s vote this year.
There are two of the five seats in the committee in the polling this year.
No democratic got 50 percent of the votes in the crowded race to nominate the party in the third province, which represents the Atlanta metro.
Peter Hobard, an energy lawyer, and Keisha Sean Waitees, a former state legislator, will compete in the surface flow elections to be held on July 15.
The winner Fitz Johnson will face the Republican Republican in November, who was without opposition in the preliminary elections.
In the second boycott, in East Georgia, Ecolis defeated his rival Lee Munz in the Republican preliminary elections. In the general elections, Democrat Alicia Johnson, a community defender, will face a background in non -profit work, who had no opposition in the preliminary elections.
This race is the first PSC elections in Georgia years, after a lawsuit for voting rights was delayed in two election sessions.
Three Commissioners – Echols, Fitz Johnson and Tricia PRIDEMORE – continue to vote on critical decisions on energy prices and energy plans in Georgia, although the voters are not originally confronted. You will become PRIDEMORE for his re -election next year.
PSC has signed with Georgia Power Powers six times in the past few years.
Next week, commissioners will consider freezing a proposal to raise prices, although the plan explodes from the possibility of increasing the bill next year to cover the damage caused by Hurricane Helen.
The committee is also currently studying the long -term energy plan for Georgia Power, where the tool is looking to stop plans to close coal power plants, make promotions to nuclear energy and electrical energy facilities, build more solar farms and upgrade energy infrastructure.
