In Georgia, Energy Affordability Is on the Ballot

About this episode

This episode discusses how Georgia voters can influence energy affordability through upcoming elections.

What if you could lower your utility bill at the polls? In Georgia, that’s exactly what voters have had the opportunity to do. By flipping two Public Service Commission seats in 2025, they’ve shown that elected officials can be held accountable for rising energy costs. In this episode, host Gloria Riviera speaks with Leslie Palomino, Georgia State Director at Poder Latinx, about how the organization has been mobilizing Latino voters around energy affordability and what’s at stake for upcoming elections later this year. This episode was made in partnership with Poder Latinx. To learn more about their work, visit poderlatinx.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Gloria Riviera

Guest: Leslie Palomino

Topics covered

• energy affordability
• voter mobilization
• Public Service Commission
• Latino voters
• upcoming elections

Keywords

• utility bill
• energy costs
• elected officials
• Poder Latinx
• Georgia elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Poder Latinx

Places: Georgia

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