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Solar industry spends to flip control of Georgia's utility commission, Canary Media reports

Georgia's utility commission determines how much residents' energy bills rise, and it is among the few where party control could flip in November.

At a glance

  1. Voters in nine states will have a chance to pick their utility regulators in November.
  2. Canary Media says Georgia is one of the only states where the outcome could flip party control of the commission.
  3. Canary Media describes Georgia's utility commission as often overlooked and as determining how much people's energy bills rise.

Canary Media reports that the solar industry is spending to flip control of Georgia's utility commission.

Voters in nine states will have a chance to pick their utility regulators in November. Canary Media says Georgia is one of the only states where the outcome could flip party control of the commission.

Canary Media describes Georgia's utility commission as often overlooked and as determining how much people's energy bills rise.

Reported by the Energy Transition desk from Canary Media. Published . Corrections

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