No, Georgia Power is not expected to raise its base rates in 2025 due to an agreement that freezes base rates through at least 2028. However, your overall bill could still be affected by adjustments to other costs, such as fuel and storm recovery expenses, which will be addressed in separate proceedings.
Base Rate Freeze: The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a plan to keep base rates steady through 2028, following an agreement between Georgia Power and the PSC's Public Interest Advocacy Staff.
Other potential costs: Fuel and storm recovery costs are handled separately from the base rate and could potentially cause your overall bill to increase in 2026 or beyond.
2025 Rate Increase: The last approved base rate increase from the previous rate case took effect in January 2025.
While Georgia Power's base rates are frozen through 2027 by an agreement approved in July 2025, customer bills could still increase due to additional factors. A final base rate increase from a previous agreement did take effect in January 2025, raising the typical bill by $5.85 per month.
Potential
future increases could come from these sources:
Storm
Costs: A separate proceeding to recover costs from Hurricane Helene and
other storm damage was deferred until 2026. An audit of these storm costs is
currently underway.
Fuel
Costs: Customer bills could be affected by rising or falling fuel costs,
which are adjusted separately from base rates.
Economic
Growth: The agreement ensures that new large-load customers, such as data
centers, will cover their own costs to prevent residential ratepayers from
shouldering these expenses.
The freeze on base rates means the utility will not file for another scheduled general rate case until 2028.
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Georgia Power Customers in the Residential Grid will not be affected by the increase in Data Centers.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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