GeorgiAg said:
Yikes, in Georgia, we lost two incumbent republican Publc Service Commissioners by 65 - 35 margins. That is unheard of in a crap race like that with nothing else on the ballot.
The midterms are going to be horrible.
It is because Georgians are tired of rate increases. Here are the rate increases since 2023.
Jan 2023: ~2.6% base rate increase.
Jun 2023: 12.7% fuel cost recovery increase.
Aug 2023: ~3.2% increase for Plant Vogtle Unit 3 costs.
Jan 2024: 4.5% base rate increase.
May 2024: ~5% increase for Plant Vogtle Unit 4 costs.
Jan 2025: 3.5% base rate increase, the final part of the multi-year plan.
That is a lot of increases. Not to mention my own antectal power bill this summer. Previous years for my house the electricity bill in summer was never above $350. This summer I had 2 months over $500. No change in house habits/AC and not any hotter than any other year. Other people have also said they had huge increases this year.
I voted for the Republicans, but it was being pushed hard in SE GA blaming the Republicans for all the rate hikes.
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