2012 Media Advisories

12/13/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on December 18, 2012
Atlanta, December 13, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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12/4/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on December 13, 2012
Atlanta, December 4, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday December 13, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Facilities Protection Committee and the Administrative Affairs Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

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11/29/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on December 4, 2012
Atlanta, November 29, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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11/20/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on November 29, 2012

Atlanta, November 20, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday November 29, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Facilities Protection Committee and the Administrative Affairs Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

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11/15/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on November 20, 2012
Atlanta, November 6, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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11/6/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on November 15, 2012
Atlanta, November 6, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday November 15, 2012.

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11/1/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Session on November 6, 2012
Atlanta, November 1, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia

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10/16/2012
Commission to Hold Committees on November 1, 2012
Atlanta, October 16, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday November 1, 2012.

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10/12/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Session on October 16, 2012
Atlanta, October 2, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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10/2/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on October 11, 2012
Atlanta, October 2, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday October 11, 2012.

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9/28/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on October 2, 2012

Atlanta, September 28, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia

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9/18/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on September 27, 2012
Atlanta, September 18, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday September 27, 2012.

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9/13/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on September 18, 2012
Atlanta, September 13, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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9/4/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on September 13, 2012
Atlanta, September 4, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday September 13, 2012.

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8/28/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on September 4, 2012
Atlanta, September 1, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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8/22/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on August 30, 2012

Atlanta, August 21, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday August 30, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Facilities Protection Committee and the Administrative Affairs Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

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8/16/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on August 21, 2012

Atlanta, August 16, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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8/7/2012
Commission to Hold Committees on August 16, 2012

Atlanta, August 7, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday August 16, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Facilities Protection Committee and the Administrative Affairs Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

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8/2/2012
Commission To Hold Administrative Session on August 7, 2012

Atlanta, August 2, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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8/1/2012
Commission to Hold Public Comment Hearings in Telephone Rate Cases
Atlanta, August 1, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission will go on the road to hear from the public in rate case proceedings for three local exchange telecommunications companies in north and middle Georgia. (Docket 35068)

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7/17/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on August 2, 2012
Atlanta, July 17, 2012; The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday August 2, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Facilities Protection Committee and the Administrative Affairs Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

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7/12/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on July 17, 2012

Atlanta, July 14, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia

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7/11/2012
Commission Cancels Hearing on Plant Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report on July 17, 2012
Atlanta, July 11, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission will not conduct the scheduled hearing on Tuesday July 17, 2012 on Georgia Power Company’s Sixth Semi-annual Vogtle Nuclear Plant Construction Monitoring Report in Docket 29849. The Commission scheduled the proceeding to hear from Georgia Power rebuttal witnesses. However, Georgia Power did not file any rebuttal testimony in this Docket.

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7/3/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on July 12, 2012

Atlanta, July 3, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday July 12, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Facilities Protection Committee and the Administrative Affairs Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

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6/29/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on July 3, 2012

Atlanta, June 28, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 10 a.m.The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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6/21/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on June 28, 2012

Atlanta, June 15, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday June 28, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee.

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6/15/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on June 21, 2012

Atlanta, June 15, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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6/8/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on June 14, 2012

Atlanta, June 8, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday June 14, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee.

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6/4/2012
Commission to Hold Hearing on Georgia Power Fuel Cost Recovery Rate on June 7, 2012

Atlanta, June 4, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold a hearing on the Georgia Power Company request to adjust its Fuel Cost Recovery (FCR) rates in Docket No. 35277 on Thursday June 7, 2012 and Friday June 8, 2012 if needed. The June 7 hearing will begin at 11 a.m. while the June 8 hearing, if needed, will start at 10 a.m. Both hearings will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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6/1/2012
Commission Reschedules Administrative Session to June 7, 2012

Atlanta, June 1, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will reschedule its Administrative Session to Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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5/15/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on May 31, 2012

Atlanta, May 15, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday May 31, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee. All meetings will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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5/17/2012
Commission to Hold 2nd Annual Alternative Fueled Vehicle Rolling Roundtable

Atlanta, May 17, 2012 - Mission: To showcase alternative fueled vehicles and provide educational opportunities for consumers and business leaders to understand alternatives to traditional gasoline and how they are helpful.  Each event will feature about 10 speakers and a display of vehicles including the Chevy Volt, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cars and buses, propane trucks and others. "This event showcases the alternatives to traditional gasoline," said Commission Chairman Tim Echols. "I hope we can attract more alternative fuel research, development and fueling infrastructure to Georgia and this event is designed to highlight the opportunities."

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5/10/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on May 15, 2012

Atlanta, May 10, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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5/10/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on May 15, 2012

Atlanta, May 10, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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5/9/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Committee Meetings on May 10, 2012

Atlanta, May 1, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday May 10, 2012.

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5/2/2012
Commission Will Hold Hearing May 9, 2012 on Plant Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report

Atlanta, May 2, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will conduct the first of three scheduled hearings on Wednesday May 9, 2012 on the Georgia Power Sixth Semi-annual Vogtle Nuclear Plant Construction Monitoring Report in Docket 29849. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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4/27/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on May 1, 2012

Atlanta, April 26, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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4/17/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on April 26, 2012

Atlanta, April 17, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday April 26, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee

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4/12/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Session on April 17, 2012

Atlanta, April 12, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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4/3/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on April 12, 2012

Atlanta, April 3, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday April 12, 2012

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3/29/2012
Commission to Hold Administrative Session on April 3, 2012

Atlanta, March 29, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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3/20/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Committee Meetings on March 29, 2012

Atlanta, March 20, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday March 29, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee.

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3/15/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Session on March 20, 2012

Atlanta, March 15, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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3/6/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Committee Meetings on March 15, 2012

Atlanta, March 6, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday March 15, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee.

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3/1/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Session on March 6, 2012

Atlanta, March 1, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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2/21/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on March 1, 2012

Atlanta, February 21, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday March 1, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee.

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2/15/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Sesion on February 21, 2012

Atlanta, February 16, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regular Administrative Session on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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2/14/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on February 16, 2012

Atlanta, February 14, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday February 16, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee

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2/3/2012
PSC Continues Hearings on Georgia Power Company Revised Integrated Resource Plan

Atlanta, February 3, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission will continue its hearings on Monday February 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. on the Georgia Power Company proposal to revise its Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) in Docket 34218. In its proposal, the Company requests the Commission: Allow it to close two coal fired electric generation units at Plant Branch near Milledgeville. Close one oil fired unit at Plant Mitchell in southwest Georgia. Install pollution controls at other plants. Certify power purchase agreements for 1,562 Megawatts of generation capacity.

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2/2/2012
Commission Reschedules Administrative Session to February 10, 2010

Atlanta, February 3, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) has rescheduled its February 7, 2012 Administrative Session to Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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1/19/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on February 2, 2012

Atlanta, January 19, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday February 2, 2012. The Telecommunications Committee will convene at 9 a.m. immediately followed by the Transportation Committee, and then the Facilities Protection Committee. The Energy Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed immediately by the Administrative Affairs Committee.

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1/23/2012
Commission to Hold Special Energy Committee Followed by Special Administrative Session On January 24, 2012

Atlanta, January 23, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission will hold a special Energy Committee meeting on January 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. to consider Docket 24506, Review of McDonough Construction Monitoring Progress Through 2nd Quarter 2011 and Docket 34734, and Atmos Energy Corporation’s Georgia Rate Adjustment Mechanism. The Special Energy Committee will be immediately followed by a Special Administrative Session.

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1/13/2012
Commission to Hold Regular Administrative Session on January 17, 2012

Atlanta, January 12, 2012 - The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Administrative Session on Tuesday January 17, 2011 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place in room 110 at 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia.

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1/3/2012
Commission to Hold Committee Meetings on January 12, 2012

Atlanta, January 3, 2012 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold its regularly scheduled Telecommunications, Transportation, Facilities Protection, Energy and Administrative Affairs Committee meetings on Thursday January 12, 2012.

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1/9/2012
Commissioner Echols to Take Part in Renwable Energy Technology Presenttaion

ATLANTA – January 6, 2012 – Please join Commissioner Tim Echols, of the Georgia Public Service Commission, along with State Representative Amos Amerson, Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee; State Representative Don Parsons, Chairman of the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee; and Chuck Eaton, Vice-Chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission, along with a number of other officials for a discussion with General Electric (GE), Georgia Power and others to discuss technology that Georgia might want to take advantage of as the state begins to retrofit power plants over the next decade.

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