During the first week of Early Voting for the Nov. 4th Public Service Commission election, Georgia Democrats barnstormed the state on their “My Power Bill Is Too High” press tour. At events in Albany, Columbus, Macon, and Savannah, candidates Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson, DPG Chair Charlie Bailey, and local Democrats reminded Georgians that the all-Republican Public Service Commission has hiked their power bill by more than $500 since the last election and encouraged them to make a plan to vote early for Democrats who will fight for the people – not corporate profits.

Here’s what Georgians are seeing as DPG’s “My Power Bill Is Too High” tour travels across the state:

IN MACON:

Macon Telegraph: Democrats spotlight high power bills at Macon early voting event

Margaret Walker, October 15, 2025

Key points:

• Georgia Democrats made their campaign message clear in this year’s Public Service Commission election with the start of their “My Power BIll’s Too High” tour in Macon Tuesday.
  
• Hubbard, one of two Democratic nominees for the PSC along with Alicia Johnson, said the all-Republican commission has approved six rate hikes in the last two years, which he said added about $600 annually to the average residential electricity bill.
  
• “I’ve dedicated my career to fighting for a clean energy future and for a better deal for Georgia ratepayers,” Hubbard said. “I’m running for the Georgia Public Service Commission to bring accountability back to the PSC. When I founded my nonprofit, my goal was not to make money, it was to secure a better, cleaner, more affordable energy future for Georgia. It’s all about improving the lives of the people of our state, not about turning a profit. The same should be true for the Georgia Public Service Commission.”

WGXA Macon: Georgia Public Service Commission race heats up over rising electricity bills

Key points:

• WGXA Anchor: “As early voting begins today, Georgia voters across the state will see names for the Public Service Commission. Georgia Democrats kicked off their tour around the state to discuss power bills and getting out to vote.” 

• Brianna Cook, WGXA: “This was the kickoff to their tour discussing Georgia Power bills that they say has been impacting the entire state.” […]

• Peter Hubbard: “The all-Republican Public Service Commission has hiked your electricity bill six times in the last two years, adding about $600 per year to your power bill, all while plowing money into dirty fossil fuels and discounts for giant data centers.”

• Cook: Many Georgians have complained about their electric bills. Back in August, we did a poll asking Middle Georgia if they saw an increase. 88% said they did. On Tuesday at the Democratic PSC kickoff, State Representative Miriam Paris added to that.
  
• Rep. Miriam Paris: “They’re not just expensive, they’re completely unaffordable. I spoke with a young lady on Saturday at a festival, and she said that her light bill was $900.”

• Peter Hubbard: “We can lower power bills and embrace all of the businesses that want to do business in the state, and the people that would like to move to this beautiful state of Georgia, and lower our power bills.”

41NBC: PSC Candidate Peter Hubbard visits Macon

Key points:

• 41NBC Anchor: “Public Service Commission District 3 candidate Peter Hubbard was in Macon Tuesday, rallying supporters in Carolyn Crayton park – the Democrat vowing to bring clean, reliable and affordable energy to more Georgians.”
   
• Peter Hubbard: “We can put money back in your pocket, not the pockets of utility executives. We can have a public service commission that actually serves the public. And it starts with your vote.”

IN SAVANNAH:

WJCL Savannah: Public service commission seats up for grabs for first time in five years

Key points:

• WJCL Anchor: “Early voting is underway in Georgia, and today, Democrats brought their “My Power Bill’s Too High” tour to Savannah. They’re urging voters to pay close attention to a race that could hit your wallet: the Public Service Commission, or PSC for short. 

• “The PSC regulates Georgia’s utilities – and that includes your power bill. Democrats say the all-Republican commission has approved multiple rate hikes over the past few years, raising electricity costs for Georgia families during a time when many are struggling to make ends meet.”
  
• Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook: “These are your power bills on the ballot. So we’re just encouraging people to make a plan, make a plan to early vote if you possibly can, and spread the word to others. Make sure your neighbors know how important this election is.”

WSAV Savannah: Public Service Commission candidates share stance on power bills 

Key points:

• Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook: “One of the biggest culprits in this affordability crisis? Power bills. Here in Savannah, there are folks whose power bill is looking more like a car note or even a mortgage payment lately. It’s outrageous. It’s unacceptable.”
  
• Jillian Kohls, WSAV: “Democratic nominee Alicia Johnson is challenging Echols for the District 2 seat. She says she will lower rates if elected. She says as commissioner, she will take a people first approach.”
   
• Dr. Alicia Johnson: “Alongside my friend and fellow nominee, Peter Hubbard, I will fight for fair pricing, stronger rate protections, and invest in clean, affordable energy to power Georgia into its future.”

IN COLUMBUS:

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: PSC candidate visits Columbus as early voting kicks off. What issues matter to Columbus voters?

Kala Hunter, October 15, 2025

Key points:

• “How many of you have power bills that look like a car payment or even a mortgage? That’s what you get when you have five members of the Public Service Commission who are not listening to the public.” Hubbard said while giving remarks Tuesday. “(The current PSC) are putting corporate interest before the business of the people, and that’s why we’re having skyrocketed power (bills), six rate hikes in the last two years.”
   
• “Half of them were just to keep the profits for Georgia Power sky high so they can keep taking money from us and shifting it over to their shareholders.”

IN ALBANY:

Albany Herald: State Democratic Party makes case for PSC candidates in Nov. 4 election

Alan Mauldin, Oct. 16, 2025

• The electricity bills are too damned high! That was the message of local and state Democratic Party officials who gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage local voters to get out to the polls on the first day of early voting for the fall election. 

• Pointing to higher electricity rates, which he said have increased for the average Georgia Power customer by $500 over the past two years, Georgia Democratic Party Chairman Charlie Bailey said that the best way to protect consumers is by electing Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson to the PSC. 

• “I have a question for y’all today: Are your power bills too high?” he said. “If you notice, over the past few years, they’ve been going up a little bit, a little bit. You can vote on that starting today. Right now all five members of our PSC are Republicans. They’ve never seen a rate hike they didn’t like.”

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