2025 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RACE
Early Voting May 27 - June 13. Primary Election Day June 17.
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Early Voting May 27 - June 13. Primary Election Day June 17. 〰️
ALL OF GEORGIA VOTES IN THIS SPECIAL,
STATEWIDE ELECTION.
TWO PSC SEATS (DISTRICTS 2 and 3) ARE UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR!
WHAT DOES THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DO?
The Public Service Commission is a 5-member elected board that regulates Georgia’s public utilities, including electric, gas, and telecommunications.
The duties of the Georgia Public Service Commission include:
Determining utility rates and additional costs for Georgia residents and businesses
Authorizing utility companies’ investments in energy resources like power plants
Laying out how much power Georgia residents will need and what types of energy resources (e.g. natural gas, nuclear energy, solar, etc.) Georgia Power will use
Approving the development of new energy facilities and power plants
Why does your vote matter in this election?
At a time when many of us are burdened by increasing utility rates, this election is our chance to elect someone who prioritizes our needs over Georgia Power’s profits.
As the only elected body that can directly control what Georgia Power does, the Public Service Commission directly impacts our day-to-day lives as Georgia residents. Voting for a Public Service Commissioner that represents us is vital to securing the safe, clean, and equitable future that our communities deserve.
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In Georgia, nearly 1.4 million households across the state struggle with a high energy burden [1], paying an average of $212 per month just on electricity [2]. This means nearly 1.4 million Georgia households are forced into the choice of either paying their electricity bill or covering their other basic necessities. When the PSC votes in favor of a rate hike, BIPOC households, particularly those with vulnerable populations like children and elderly people, are hit the hardest, with the median energy burden of Black households being 45% higher than those of white households [3].
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The Public Service Commission is supposed to protect us as they directly regulate how much profit utility companies can make. While we struggle to pay our bills, Georgia Power executives line their pockets with our hard-earned money. In 2024, Georgia Power collected a total of $1.8 billion more from their customers [4] at the expense of everyday Georgia residents, who faced 6 separate PSC approved rate hikes in the last two years.
Our current PSC is entirely Republican commissioners who have been bought out by special interest groups [5]. Historically, the commission has been almost entirely all-white and all-male since the PSC was formed in 1879. Electing a progressive Public Service Commissioner is especially difficult because these elections are statewide despite commissioners only representing individual districts within the state, effectively diluting the voting power of Black voters [6].
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Because the PSC can control the breakdown of the energy resources Georgia Power uses, the PSC essentially controls Georgia’s greenhouse gas emissions, with the current commission consistently approving agreements for more fossil fuels despite the opposition from consumers and clean energy advocates.
In 2025, despite Georgia residents urging the PSC to vote for reduced fossil fuel usage, the PSC voted to maintain their reliance on fossil fuels and natural gas [7]. Despite Georgia Power’s promise to close its coal plants, they’ve recently decided to burn down even more fossil fuels, driving up our costs to drive up their profits in their plan to build more data centers [8]. The PSC has the power to veto this decision, but it won’t happen unless our commissioners actually represent us. -
The decisions that the PSC makes hits marginalized, low-income communities the hardest. Not only do these communities experience the worst burden from rate hikes, the PSC has authority over the construction and maintenance of Georgia’s power plants, which are disproportionately constructed in low-income, POC neighborhoods, emitting harmful toxins to nearby residents.
Throughout the past few years, Georgia Power has spent billions on new reactors at their nuclear power plant, Plant Vogtle – not only raising our rates, but poisoning rural majority-Black communities to do so, causing increased cancer rates and polluting these communities’ air and water [9].
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Though the PSC race isn’t publicized, we all feel the decisions the Public Service Commission makes in our day-to-day lives. Voting in a Public Service Commissioner that represents us means more affordable electricity bills, cleaner air, and healthier communities.
ELECTION INFORMATION
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IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES
WHERE IS MY POLLING PLACE
CAN I VOTE EARLY IN THE PRIMARY
WHO IS UP FOR ELECTION
HOW TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY
QUICK LINKS
IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES
Special Primary - June 17, 2025
Runoff if necessary - July 15, 2025
General Election - November 3, 2025
WHERE IS MY POLLING PLACE?
Find your election day precinct here! https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
CAN I VOTE EARLY FOR THE PRIMARY?
Yes! Early voting is from May 27 - June 13. To find your early voting location enter your information here: https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ and scroll down to click “Early Voting Polling Places” for a full list.
WHO IS UP FOR ELECTION
how to VOTE ON ELECTION DAY
Primary Election Day is June 17th and polls will be open from 7:00am - 7:00pm.
Get Prepared
Have a valid photo identification (ID). Georgia residents must show a valid photo ID when voting in person. Acceptable forms of voter identification include a driver’s license or a U.S. passport. The State of Georgia also offers a free voter ID card, which can be issued at any County Board of Registrar's Office and can be used to vote.
Request voter assistance if you need it. If you require special assistance to vote or to access your polling place, contact your County Board of Registrar's Office for help.
go to your polling place
On Election Day, you must vote at your designated polling place. You can find your assigned polling location on your voter registration card, by logging into the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page, or by contacting your County Board of Registrar's Office.
Polling places are open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are in line by 7:00 p.m., you are allowed to cast your ballot.
VOTE
When you get to your polling place, show your photo ID to the poll worker. A poll worker will check your photo ID, verify that you are registered and at the correct polling location, issue you a voter access card or ballot, whichever is applicable, and allow you to vote. Learn how to vote at polling places in Georgia.
If you show up to your polling place but have not met all the requirements listed above, you have the right to request a provisional ballot. Your vote will count as long as you resolve the eligibility issues within three days after Election Day. Learn more about provisional ballots.
If you encounter a problem at the polls, please contact your County Board of Registrar's Office or the Georgia Secretary of State. Call the Secretary of State at 404-656-2871 (in metro Atlanta) or 877-725-9797 (elsewhere in Georgia) to report an issue. You can also submit a complaint online to the Secretary of State Elections Division.
