Georgia Power News

Georgia County Hires Independent Firm to Test Water Wells for Coal Ash

county in Georgia has announced it’s hiring an independent firm to investigate possible coal ash contamination of residential water wells. An environmental consulting group will test wells of residents near Georgia Power Co.’s Plant Scherer in Juliette due to ongoing …

Georgia County to Test Water for Coal Ash Contamination

Officials in a central Georgia county say they will pay to test water wells for coal ash contamination. Monroe County Manager Jim Hedges tells WGXA-TV that the county will pay $10,000 to test about 55 private wells across the county. …

Georgia Working to Restore Power to Thousands After Hurricane Michael

Power outages caused by Hurricane Michael are likely to linger into early this week for some of the hardest hit communities in southwest Georgia. More than 188,000 homes and businesses still didn’t have power Friday. Crews and property owners worked …