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New joint testimony<\/a> led by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that for the last 11 years, Georgia Power Company (GPC) has been drastically overcharging all utility customers, far exceeding the revenue level set by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC).<\/p>\n

GPC is now proposing a significant rate hike that will charge Georgians an additional $16.29 per month on average, as well as a steep $200 interconnection fee for rooftop solar customers. SEIA\u2019s analysis shows that GPC\u2019s claim of a cost-shift onto non-solar customers is wholly unsubstantiated, especially in light of the monopoly utility\u2019s decade-long practice of overcharging Georgia residents and businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen utilities feel threatened by customers choosing solar and exercising their energy freedom, all ratepayers get squeezed,\u201d said Kevin Lucas, SEIA\u2019s senior director of utility regulation and policy and lead author of the joint testimony. \u201cGeorgia Power Company has been over-collecting from Georgian\u2019s electric bills by an average of $26 annually over the last 11 years. These excessive charges add up to $1.87 billion in additional revenue for the utility at the expense of all Georgia residents and businesses. If that wasn\u2019t enough, GPC is now asking state regulators to approve more rate hikes and rate structure changes that will penalize solar customers and eliminate choices for ratepayers to control their bills.\u201d<\/p>\n

The joint testimony, submitted with Vote Solar and the Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association (GASEIA), features SEIA\u2019s analysis and focuses on how the proposed rate changes are intended to confuse customers with demand charges that are difficult to understand and difficult for customers to manage. The analysis shows that nearly all customers would have saved money on a different rate structure, but the PSC has not held any hearings to consider a more cost-effective structure.<\/p>\n

SEIA\u2019s analysis also shows that GPC\u2019s over-collection charges peaked in 2020 and 2021 and led to nearly $500 million in additional revenue. This occurred as more than 131,000 GPC customers had their power disconnected during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorgia families are already feeling the strain of inflation, and Georgia Power\u2019s rate hikes are both needless and exorbitant,\u201d said Allison Kvien, Vote Solar\u2019s Southeast Regulatory Director. \u201cThe Public Service Commission has an opportunity to protect the rights of ratepayers to choose solar for their homes of businesses. I urge them to rise to the occasion and prioritize energy freedom over the profit margins of monopoly utilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The joint testimony urges the PSC to reject GPC\u2019s proposed $200 interconnection fee for solar customers. The testimony also urges the PSC to strengthen its oversight of utilities to prevent over-collection from ratepayers and empower customer choice.<\/p>\n

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