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Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills - Inside Climate News A new storm recovery charge could soon hit Georgia Power customers’ bills, as climate change drives more destructive weather across the state.

This is why states rolling back climate laws to save a few pennies in short term are so misguided. We all end up paying for unmitigated climate change one way or another. A case in point: monopoly utilities recovering storm costs from captive ratepayers:
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could improve grid resilience.

January’s winter storms stressed the grid and left thousands without power. In the wake of these storms, Conor Harrison and I discuss how distributed generation could power data centers while providing greater community benefits and resilience.

theconversation.com/data-centers...

In a recent article, @shelley-w.bsky.social and Levi Phillips of @penncareylaw.bsky.social and @nikki-luke.bsky.social of @utknoxville.bsky.social argue that TVA’s corporatized “hodgepodge” weakens democratic accountability. www.theregreview.org/2026/01/21/b...

Two Public Service Commission seats on the ballot in Georgia this week. Glad to see this election getting national attention as a referendum on skyrocketing bills, data centers, and climate. See @moreperfectunion.bsky.social interview @pattydurand.bsky.social for more. m.youtube.com/shorts/CLPng...