My Priorities & Key Issues
Georgia needs leaders who focus on results, not rhetoric.
Georgia needs Public Service Commissioners who rely on facts, engineering, and real-world experience — not politics. The PSC’s decisions determine what families pay, how reliable our utilities are, and how well our state is positioned for the decades ahead.
Although electricity regulation is the Commission’s most visible responsibility, the PSC also oversees natural gas systems and telecommunications infrastructure across Georgia. All three directly affect affordability, safety, and economic development.
With deep experience across nuclear, coal, natural gas, biomass, geothermal, renewables, and industrial facilities, I’m prepared to bring a level of technical oversight that Georgia ratepayers deserve.
Protect Ratepayers With Real Technical Oversight
Strengthen Grid Reliability Through Sound Engineering
Plan Responsibly for Georgia’s Energy & Utility Future
I’ve built my career on solving complex problems through hard work, collaboration, and accountability. That same mindset is what’s missing in politics today — and it’s what I’ll bring to the Public Service Commission.
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governance
Protect Ratepayers With Real Technical Oversight
Every major utility project — whether electric, gas, or telecom — ultimately appears on the monthly bills paid by families and small businesses. When proposals are built on optimistic assumptions, incomplete data, or poor cost estimates, ratepayers are the ones who absorb the impact.
As a professional engineer who has worked inside pulp and paper mills, steel plants, manufacturing facilities, chemical operations, and multiple forms of power generation, I understand what drives utility costs in the real world.
As commissioner, I will:
Scrutinize proposals using engineering standards, not sales pitches
Guard against unnecessary or poorly justified investments
Demand accuracy in forecasting and cost estimation
Ensure competitive procurement and transparent evaluation
Protect rural and underserved communities from disproportionate rate impacts
Support cleaner or more efficient technologies when they lower emissions and reduce or stabilize long-term costs
Georgia’s utility customers should not be financing speculative ideas or paying for technologies that do not deliver measurable value. My approach is simple:
If it lowers costs, improves performance, or responsibly reduces emissions without burdening ratepayers, I will support it.
Infrastructure
Strengthen Grid Reliability Through Sound Engineering
Reliability is the foundation of everything — safety, economic growth, industrial productivity, and quality of life. It includes:
A dependable electric grid
Stable natural gas delivery
Telecommunications that don’t fail when people need them most
I have worked with nearly every major generation technology and inside the industries that depend on continuous power: power plants, SMR development, industrial steam systems, and large manufacturing facilities.
As commissioner, I will:
Ensure Georgia maintains sufficient reserve margins
Push for necessary investments in transmission and distribution
Strengthen natural gas pipeline reliability and system resilience
Promote durable telecommunications infrastructure across the state
Evaluate new or emerging energy technologies based on realistic engineering analysis
Support efficiency improvements and modern infrastructure that reduce emissions while enhancing reliability and lowering long-term costs
Georgia’s growing economy — including large data centers and new manufacturing facilities — requires a utility system that is both reliable and resilient. Reliability is not negotiable.
Future Ready
Plan Responsibly for Georgia’s Energy & Utility Future
Georgia is experiencing rapid growth, and with it comes increasing energy demand. Planning must be grounded in engineering, financial discipline, and a responsibility to the people who pay the bills.
I have led engineering teams, evaluated complex safety systems, worked with U.S. and international regulators, and analyzed energy systems from nuclear to geothermal. I understand both the opportunities and limitations of various technologies.
Responsible planning means:
Aligning risks with those who create them — not shifting burdens onto families or small businesses
Securing a balanced, diverse mix of generation technologies
Ensuring natural gas delivery systems keep pace with economic growth
Supporting targeted telecommunications improvements where they strengthen communities and businesses
Encouraging efficiency, modernization, and emission-reduction opportunities when they lower long-term cost or improve system reliability
Rejecting costly ideas that burden ratepayers without delivering measurable benefits
Georgia deserves leadership that is forward-looking, technically competent, and disciplined. My decisions will always prioritize affordability, reliability, and responsible environmental performance when — and only when — it benefits Georgia ratepayers.
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