Georgia Democrats are hoping to capitalize on growing backlash over soaring electricity bills and the rapid expansion of data centers as they seek to flip control of the state’s Public Service Commission, the powerful regulatory committee that oversees Georgia Power and other utilities.

The five-member commission, which sets electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications rates, had long attracted little public attention. But that changed after Georgia Power customers were hit with six PSC-approved rate increases since 2023, driven in part by the costs of bringing two new nuclear reactors at a plant online and growing grid demand from data centers.