Georgia Power Customers To See $12 Credit On October Utility Bill

ATLANTA – Area Georgia Power customers who use 1,000-kilowatt hours will see a $12 credit on their October utility bill after the implementation of a $61.6 million credit for customers was approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday.

In addition to the $12 credit, Georgia Power customers will also see a fuel cost reduction of $5.32, which will take monthly savings to more than $17 next month for Georgia Power customers, the company announced in a news release.

The amount each customer will vary based on their usage in 2019, the news release said. This is the third that Georgia Power customers have seen credits applied to their utility bill this year. Next month’s credit will take the amount customers have received back to $45 for the year.

Georgia Power will apply the credit to the bills of customers who had service from the utility as of Dec. 21, 2019 and who are active as of now, the company said.

According to Georgia Power officials, the Georgia Public Service Commission in May approved Georgia Power’s plan to reduce its fuel rates by 17.2 percent and total billings by approximately $740 million over a two-year period and lower the total monthly bill by approximately $5.32 for the typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month beginning June 1.

Customers received a special interim reduction to provide additional relief during the COVID-19 pandemic through even lower fuel rates over the summer months. The lower fuel rate and special interim reduction lowered the total bill of a typical residential customer using an average of 1,000-kilowatt hours by a total of $10.26 per month from June through September, the company said in the news release.