Public Service Commission elections resume for Georgia voters
Georgia voters can elect commissioners for two seats on the state’s powerful Public Service Commission this year, after years of delays and canceled elections.
The PSC oversees utilities like electricity, gas and telecommunications companies. That includes regulating Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric provider. The PSC has power over how the company makes electricity and how much it charges customers.
Georgians last voted for a public service commissioner in the 2020 general election runoff. Since then, the state has skipped two PSC election cycles as a lawsuit challenging the voting system worked its way through the courts.
Three of the five commissioners were due to face reelection since then but did not. They continue to serve and vote on issues like Georgia Power’s long-term energy plan and electricity rates. The commission will consider both issues this year.
https://thecurrentga.org/2025/02/27/public-service-commission-elections-resume-for-georgia-voters/