Primary underway for commission that regulates electricity for millions of Georgians

Candidates signing qualifying documents for the 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission Elections. (Top left: Courtesy of Daniel Blackman, Rahul Bali/WABE)

Two Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) incumbents are on the ballot this year after a lengthy legal battle, and their challengers are taking aim at the current commission’s performance.

Voting in the primary is already underway.

On this week’s episode of “Plugged In,” hosts Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali speak with WABE and Grist climate reporter Emily Jones about the PSC and some of the challenges the statewide body is grappling with, like the influx of data centers, increasing energy costs and climate change.