Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Industrial Group

Pope, Chief Judge.

Georgia Power appeals the superior court’s order reversing three orders of the Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) authorizing Georgia Power to recover through riders or surcharges the costs of certain energy conservation programs and “interruptible service credits” paid to customers to reduce their supply of electricity during peak periods.

The issue in this case is whether such costs may be recovered through riders or whether they must be recovered through base rates utilizing the accounting procedure specified in OCGA § 46-2-26.1 for determining the rates to be…