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Patty Durand
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Founder of Georgians for Affordable Energy with a goal to end Georgia Power profiteering and harmful behavior towards its customers.
Vote OUT both incumbents on Nov 4th (Tomorrow!).
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
• Fat profit margins for Georgia Power [11.9% vs. industry norms of 9.7%.] and one of the highest paid CEOs in the state. While Georgia has among the top 5 power bills in the nation and shutoff rates for struggling families at 8X the national average.

SO much more …
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
• Continued greenlighting of dangerous new gas & coal power when renewables and efficiency are cheaper!
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
• 6 rate hikes since 2023 (up 30%), largely to pay for the economic disaster that was Plant Vogtle, the most expensive power plant ever built on earth at $36.5b. A comparably sized gas or solar+storage plant costs ~$2.5b.
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
To get bills under control and help Georgia catch up with states & countries leading the clean energy transition (and lowering costs), VOTE OUT the PSC incumbents on Nov 4! This isn’t about party—it’s about knowledge, policy, and serving the public.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
To keep monopolies from exploiting customers, the Public Service Commission (PSC) was created to watchdog Georgia Power. Its job? Serve the public & keep rates low. Anyone paying a GA Power bill knows—the current PSC has been nothing short of an EPIC FAIL.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
So here was the deal: Georgia Power gets a monopoly—no competition, guaranteed profits, captive customers, and long lunches (probably)—in exchange for serving the public interest in delivering a critical service. Not their execs. Not their shareholders.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The current PSC is completely bought & sold. The good news: we have a great opportunity to do something about this by voting the incumbents OUT on November 4th. Early voting Oct 14 - 31. VOTE THEM OUT!
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
- sweetheart deals for data centers which the rest of us pay for.
- still greenlighting gas & coal plants when solar + storage and efficiency are now cheaper
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
No wonder this incumbent doesn’t want you to vote.

Let’s fix this.
Vote for clean energy, accountability, and fairness this November 4.

VOTE for Peter Hubbard & Alicia Johnson
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
In just two years, they’ve approved six rate hikes — making you pay for:
• Plant Vogtle’s massive cost overruns
• Georgia Power’s record profits and executive bonuses
• More fossil fuel plants instead of cheaper renewables and efficiency
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Vote them OUT!
Election Day: November 4th
Early voting: October 14-31. **Statewide election—everybody gets to vote for both seats
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
· Money flows like water from Georgia Power law firms & others with business before the PSC to current Commissioners’ campaigns. The PSC is the worst in the nation.
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
· Clean energy is now cheaper than fossils—but Georgia Power keeps building gas plants & burning coal in ones meant to close (more profit for them). They also crush solar rights, making rooftop solar costly—all thanks to this reckless PSC.
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
· Their CEO is among the 5 highest-paid execs in Georgia—running a public utility monopoly?! Meanwhile, GA has the 5th highest power bills, a shutoff rate 8× the national average, and no meaningful bill-pay aid programs.
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM