Georgia Power asks for 6% rate hike
Morris News Service
ATLANTA -- Georgia Power asked the Public Service Commission late Friday for a $482 million rate increase, or about $7.84 per month for the average residential customer.
That amounts to a 6.1 percent increase.
The company said it's to cover the costs of pollution controls, smart-grid technology, transmission lines and customer service.
The commission will hold several days of hearings in coming months and vote on the request in December.
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