Georgia Power has tentatively agreed to cut its proposed rate hike by roughly 40 percent, according to a deal reached Monday between the Atlanta-based utility and staff members of the Georgia Public Service Commission.

The deal must be approved by the PSC.

According to the proposal, the utility would cut its three-year, $1.46 billion rate increase to $873 million.

Instead of paying $7.84 more a month starting in 2014, residential consumers would pay an estimated $2.19 a month.

That amount would increase in 2015 and in 2016.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has contacted Georgia Power for comment.

About the Author

Keep Reading

The QTS data center complex under development in Fayetteville is expected to consume as much electricity as about a million U.S. households. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Featured

Amber Hicks and Cherokee County firefighter Justin Hicks were found dead from gunshot wounds inside their home in November 2021. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)

Credit: Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services