Drew Kann

Tuesday’s Georgia Public Service Commission meeting was like many others the powerful state utility regulator holds each year. In just 90 seconds, the PSC breezed through an agenda that was likely of little concern to most Georgians. It fined a handful of... See more

On a pond just over a mile from downtown Decatur, a group of Canada geese enjoyed the final hours of a pleasantly mild early December afternoon. Nearby, a mallard duck flew inches above the water, while smaller songbirds rustled in shrubs and grasses turn... See more

Democrat Alicia Johnson made history Monday when she was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Georgia Public Service Commission, the state’s powerful utility regulator that sets electricity rates for millions of Georgians. On top of being the... See more

Data centers use tons of electricity. Some of the largest consume as much power as a small city. Meeting those demands is a challenge for the industry. It takes time to build new power plants, tie them into the electric grid and clear permitting hurdles. ... See more

Conservation groups and their state and federal partners cheered the completion of a deal Monday they say will protect more than 10,000 acres of ecologically valuable and endangered forests straddling the Alabama-Georgia border. The Conservation Fund, a n... See more