Georgia PIRG

It's not too late to join us for the last few sessions of the Virtual GA Community Organizing Summit!

You can RSVP at the link below to join community groups to share organizing experiences, meet with other community activists, attend issue briefings and get help organizing your own community.

https://communityactionworks.org/georgia-2026-virtual-community-organizing-summit/

This year Atlanta's seen 20 more days above 90° than the yearly average. Check out this article for tips on how to stay cool while saving money on your power bill this sizzling September!

https://pirg.org/georgia/resources/is-your-electric-bill-high-heres-how-you-can-save-money-this-summer/

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Georgians need a Consumer Utility Council (CUC) to represent and advocate for them at the Public Service Commission. While the Public Service Commission is supposed to weigh the interests of both utility companies and consumers, it frequently serves as a rubber stamp for utility companies. We need the CUC to serve as a dedicated advocate for individuals and small businesses, ensuring they get a say in their power bills.

Last Tuesday, Georgia PIRG met with our Georgia legislators for US PIRG’s annual DC lobby day.

We advocated for legislation that would increase price transparency in healthcare and standardize food date labels to prevent food waste.

Georgia Power is betting big on new data centers driving up demand for electricity. They have approval to build 10,000 MW of electricity, most of it gas powered to serve data centers. This is enough to power 5-10 million homes! But if the data centers don’t need the electricity, residential customers and small businesses will end up paying for it unless legislation passes to make it clear we can’t be forced to foot the bill.