The Other, Other Big Race in Georgia This Year

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Democrats potentially gaining a majority on the Georgia Public Service Commission and features an interview with Peter Hubbard, a commissioner.

Last year, progressives pulled off their biggest state-level win in Georgia in 20 years when voters elected two Democrats to the state’s Public Service Commission, which oversees electricity utilities. It was the first time Democrats had won a state-level office in Georgia since 2006. This year, Democrats have a chance to take an outright majority on the board. What would that mean — and what has life been like for the state’s newest power regulators? On this episode of Shift Key, Rob is joined by Peter Hubbard, a former renewables developer who won a spot on the Georgia Public Service Commission last year and will defend it this November. They discuss what a regulator’s day-to-day is like, how Georgia is dealing with the data center boom, and whether regulators can ever bring powerful utilities to heel. Shift Key is hosted by Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap News. You can find a full transcript of the episode here . Mentioned: Previously in Heatmap: Democrats Win 2 Key Energy Races in Georgia -- This episode of Shift Key is sponsored by ... Heatmap Pro brings all of our research, reporting, and insights down to the local level. The software platform…

People in this episode

Host: Robinson Meyer

Guest: Peter Hubbard

Topics covered

• Georgia elections
• Public Service Commission
• energy regulation
• Democratic victories
• data centers
• utilities

Keywords

• Georgia
• Public Service Commission
• Peter Hubbard
• energy regulation
• Democrats
• utilities
• data centers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heatmap News, Georgia Public Service Commission

Places: Georgia

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