“The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent: for the preservation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter into society, it necessarily supposes and requires, that the people should have property, without which they must be supposed to lose that,
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s cold in Georgia this week, but the worst of the country’s weather took aim at Texas. The bitter cold combined with icing conditions have left much of the state without power. It’s not for the reasons Georgians associate with ice storms – when we experience downed trees on power
This week’s Courier Herald column: A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column lamenting the state of our politics, and noted that the money pouring into Georgia’s top of the ticket races had drowned out other important contests. I highlighted the races for Georgia’s Public Service Commission as one that has all but disappeared
This week’s Courier Herald column: Absentee ballots are already being distributed and returned. This year, due to the pandemic, many more Georgians and Americans will be voting my mail. Voting has been made easier than ever before. For those who wish to vote in person, their opportunity here in Georgia begins Monday, October 12th. Voting
Rural broadband has been a hot topic over the last few years, and the transition to online instruction due to COVID-19 has shown real gaps in areas that do not have access to high-speed Internet access. The Georgia Senate passed legislation that would allow the state Public Service Commission to regulating how much electric co-ops
Georgia Power is cutting electricity rates. The shift to a larger use of natural gas and away from coal, combined with a drop in natural gas prices means the utility is paying less for fuel to generate electricity. As a result, Georgia Power will be lowering electricity rates beginning June 1st for the next 2
This week’s Courier Herald column: With little fanfare, Georgia’s Public Service Commission voted to allow Georgia Power to close several plants last week. Four coal-burning units at Plant Hammond near Rome Georgia will be permanently retired, along with a coal-burning unit at Plant McIntosh in Rincon. The order also allows Georgia Power to retire several
Public Service Commissioner Doug Everett is resigning his District 1 seat effective at the end of the year. Governor Nathan Deal has named Representative Jason Shaw, Chairman of the House Appropriations Transportation Committee. Shaw’s House seat will require a special election. The PSC seat will be on the statewide ballot in 2020, when Shaw will
Power restoration to tens of thousands in South Georgia continues after hurricane Michael. This storm is unique from others in both intensity and that it not only took down power poles and lines in service areas, but many substations and major transmission lines. Repairs to the entire power grid over a large part of the
The deadline was extended, then extended again, to get an agreement to proceed agreeable to all owners of the new nuclear reactors under construction at Plant Vogtle. Some background on the issue can be found here, but the long and short is that the non-Georgia Power owners wanted some assurance of a cost cap, and
