Tag Archives: 18 June 2013

Moving on and finances –Billy Webster, Putnam County Commission @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

“This year we’re not even going to be able to hold the line on the millage rate,”
said Billy Webster, Putnam County Commissioner,
at

the Georgia Public Service Commission meeting Tuesday 18 June 2013.
He wants Georgia Power to do something to help reinvent the Plant Branch property.
He asked GA PSC to help Putnam County do that.

Here’s

the video:

Moving on and finances –Billy Webster, Putnam County Commission

Georgia Power proposed closing of coal plants,

Administrative Session, GA Public Service Commission (GA PSC),

Doug Everrett (1: south Georgia), Tim Echols (2: east Georgia), Chairman Chuck Eaton (3: metro Atlanta), Stan Wise (5 north Georgia), Bubba McDonald (4: west Georgia),

Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),

244 Washington Street SW, Atlanta, GA, 30334-9052, 18 June 2013.

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Water and Economy –Bill W. Sharp, Vice Chair, Putnam Development Authority @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

Bill W. Sharp, Vice Chair of the

Putnam Development Authority noted Georgia Power had water permits
and asked three things at

the Georgia Public Service Commission meeting Tuesday 18 June 2013:

Currently Georgia Power has a permit to use water from Lake Sinclair.
We would ask to use this permit for the
for the economic development of Putnam County.
We would ask you to encourage Georgia Power to assist in bringing
new industry to our area through their vast network of economic development.
…commit to maintain the current full level of Lake Sinclair and Lake
Oconee in order to continue the developments around the lake.

Chairman Eaton said the PSC was in a difficult position.
Sharp said he understood business and praised Georgia Power yet again, but:

From our standpoint
we’d like them to help us get on with life
and make life better in Putnam County
by helping us find this development.
Let’s go out and create some new ideas.
And they can do that.
And we’d like you to encourage them with your power and your prowess.

Here’s

the video:

Continue reading →

Putnam County Manager wants solar to replace coal @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

Putnam County sent a delegation to

the Georgia Public Service Commission meeting Tuesday 18 June 2013.
You’ve already seen

Rep. Rusty Kidd; next up was the Putnam County manager.

County Manager

Paul Van Haute
said
$175,000 in SPLOST money from

Putnam County

Unfortunately we had budgeted
$275,000,
so we’re about
$100,000 a year short
based on our estimates.
That is directly attributable to the loss of coal sales from Plant Branch.
Also on top of that we’re losing about $950,000 to $980,000 of property tax.
That is about one seventh of our property tax receipts.
This is a very big impact to the community.

About then he was interrupted by Chairman Chuck Eaton, who asked: Continue reading →

Videos of GA PSC on Georgia Power coal plant closings @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

Videos of the morning part of the 18 June 2013 Georgia Public Service Commission

Administrative Session,
which was mostly about two Georgia Power dockets

on closing coal plants
and future energy,
plus a

telecommunications rules docket.

First they had a lengthy

devotional on Joseph sold into slavery to the Egyptians (Georgia Power
probably didn’t like being referred to in that manner).
There was a sign posted outside the door:
do not enter; devotional in progress.

Chairman Eaton finally
started the meeting with Continue reading →

Rep. Rusty Kidd urged GA PSC to ask GA Power for solar to replace coal Plant Branch @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

First public witness about the GA Power 2013 IRP at the

the Georgia Public Service Commission meeting Tuesday 18 June 2013.

GA Rep. Rusty Kidd district 145, who argued for more solar power.

Rep. Kidd noted

coal Blant Branch closing

would have substantial economic effect on Putnam County.
He said one of his friends was selling his house on Lake Sinclair
because he knew Putnam County taxes would be going up.
Rep. Kidd urged the Commission to have Georgia Power use
the land of Plant Branch for solar energy.
He also noted that the more coal plants that closed,
the more natural gas would have a monopoly,
and then he expected the price of natural gas to go up.
So he concluded by urging GA PSC to have Georgia Power
put solar power on the Plant Branch property in the near future.

Here’s

the video: Continue reading →

Telecommunications rules and rates @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

Telecommunications rules and rates were deferred and scheduled at

the Georgia Public Service Commission meeting Tuesday 18 June 2013.

First item on the regular agenda was

Docket # 35537

Title: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Promulgate Rules Governing Eligible Telecommunications Carriers 515-12-1-.35

There was lengthy discussion about the database provision and the
$5 minimum charge in those rules.

Commissioner Wise didn’t like the database as proposed and asked
for an indefinite hold until they had a database that was verifiable.

Commissioner Echols asked whether the current proposal would be like
a hold anyway, since it would involve another hearing. Staff said yes.
Commissioner Everett asked Continue reading →

GA PSC to require twice as much solar from Georgia Power? @ GA PSC 2013-06-18

Commissioner McDonald wants twice as much solar power from Georgia Power,

while Commissioner Stan Wise asked questions leading to Georgia Power
maybe saying that would cost more, yesterday at the Georgia Public
Service Commission in Atlanta.
Doubling from 271 megawatts planned to more than 500 MW would be good;
at least that’s a start on
catching up to New Jersey’s already-installed 1,000 MW.

Jacksonville.com reported today,

Georgia Power tells regulators adding solar generation will cost consumers more:
PSC Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald wants Georgia Power to double solar generation, Continue reading →

Nine projects in the pipeline @ VLCIA 2013-06-18

Content two months running

in VLCIA agendas!
And the potential project list is up from six to nine.

Here’s

the agenda:

Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority

Agenda, Tuesday June 18, 2013 5:30 p.m.

Industrial Authority Conference Room

2110 N. Patterson Street