US company faces backlash for proposal that would jack up household bills: 'I think it's appalling'

US company faces backlash for proposal that would jack up household bills: 'I think it's appalling'

Americans are already struggling to keep up with rising energy bills, and a new proposal from one major Georgia utility company could make things even worse for millions of households — and cost taxpayers almost 1 billion dollars.   What's happening? Georgia Power asked regulators to approve a plan that would charge customers $912 million over the next four years to recover damages from Hurricane Helene and other major storms, according to Insid…