Georgia energy regulator elections still on hold amid voting discrimination lawsuit

Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, burns coal to generate electricity on Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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As candidates qualify for regional, state and federal offices in Georgia, one statewide body remains off the list: the Public Service Commission.

Commissioners set electricity rates for Georgia Power and oversee how that electricity gets made, giving them extraordinary sway over many Georgians’ lives. But for the second consecutive election cycle, none will be on the ballot.