Georgia Power wants to build five Hoover Dams' worth of new electricity capacity. The PSC is about to decide who pays for it.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to hold final hearings this week on Georgia Power’s request to approve nearly 10,000 megawatts of new electricity generation capacity — a build-out that, if approved at full size, would amount to roughly five Hoover Dams’ worth of new power and would reshape residential electricity bills across the state for the next two decades.

The request, which the utility argues is needed for reliability and economic growth, will likely come to a final vote later this month, after commissioners hear from environmental advocates, Georgia Power, and commission staff — the last of which is recommending the panel sign off on only about a third of what the company has requested.

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Georgia Power wants to build five Hoover Dams' worth of new electricity capacity. The PSC is about to decide who pays for it.