The Georgia Public Service Commission received Georgia Power’s filing for the utility’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan on Jan. 31, and the process to approve the plan will include three public hearings.
The hearings are set for March 25-28, May 27-30 and a rebuttal hearing on June 23-25. The first hour of each day’s hearing will be reserved for public comment.
The public can also send comments via mail, email or the PSC’s electronic portal at psc.ga.gov.
The IRP is filed every three years to set Georgia Power’s energy production. Although the plan is updated every three years, it is a 20-year outlook of energy production amounts and methods.
“As we weigh evidence presented to us by expert witnesses, engineers and energy analysts, we also read all comments sent by the public and listen to every public witness who takes the time to speak at the hearings,” PSC Chairman Jason Shaw said in a release. “It is a vitally important part of the IRP process.”
Now that the IRP has been filed, the PSC’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff will utilize finance and energy production experts to analyze Georgia Power’s plan.
The IRP will be litigated over the next six months. PSC staff will request data from Georgia Power, expert witnesses will file testimony, and the Commissioners will hold the hearing, including witnesses and cross-examination.
As many as two dozen outside intervenors will join the process. They can file documents, present witnesses and cross-examine other witnesses.
On July 15, at the PSC’s regularly scheduled Administrative Session, the Commissioners will vote on the final version of the Georgia Power IRP, including all changes made during the process.
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