Mv name is Dale Kemmerick. retired air pollution meteorologist from the Georgia Air 

·Protection Branch ofEPD. Let's keep this simple- the hotter the ambient temperature. the 

higher vour summer electricitv bill. If vou control C02 and lower ambient temperatures 

or even prevent further increases in the temperature, vou reduce air conditioning costs. 

For an example take mv last two Julv power bills. Everv thing was the same: number of 

davs in the billing, same program on the thermostat, except that one Julv was an average 6 

degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the other. The bill for the hotter Julv was 92% greater than 

the bill for the cooler Julv. almost double or over $105 that I saved for that on~ cooler 

month. This resulted in Southern Company's 3rd Quarter 2013 revenue being down 12% 

and what was their excuse, I quote "the latest quarter's results were negatively influenced 

by cooler-than-normal temperatures and unusually heavv rainfall". Ifvou let Ga Power 

keep pumping out C02 from coal and increasing the temperature, it is more revenue for 

them and higher bills for their customers. 

Since C02 is a pollutant that produces harm, it should have been controlled at the start ofthe 

Clean Air Act. By delaying the cost of control. EPA has incentivised and subsidized the over use 

of carbon based fuels. When you take away the subsidies, consider all the costs and eliminate the 

voodoo accounting, coal has never been a cost effective fuel for electrical generation. 

First consider emission fees paid to state and local agencies. Before I retired, I personally 

accepted a check for over $900,000 from a GA Power courier for a quarterly payment of emission 

fees. If they relied on efficiency and zero emitting fuels, Ga Power customers could save millions 

of dollars in emission fees per year and emission fees due to coal will only increase when C02 is 

added to the list. Second consider the environmental compliance costs. Each month Ga power 

lists on my bill about $8 in environmental compliance costs, just so they can burn coal. If years 

ago they had relied on natural gas as their base load it would save me about $100 per year because 

they would not have needed SCR and baghouses and the billions of dollars in control equipment 

that the customer pays for subsidizing the cost of coal. Third the cost of ash ponds are not 

calculated in the cost of coal electrical generation. Ash ponds have high costs and threaten 

drinking water supplies. In Tennessee the rupture of one ash pond cost 1.2 billion dollars to clean 

up and in North Carolina, Duke Power estimates it would cost 10 billion dollars to properly 

dispose of the ash from their 14 sites. Each power company has billions and billions of future 

costs for ash ponds that are not accounted for in the cost of coal electrical generation. Fourth is 

the cost of climate extremes. Coal emits more C02 than any other fuel and therefore producing 

higher average temperature which not only increases the cost of air conditioning as stated before, 

but contributes to other weather extremes like storms and droughts. Finally, you will never hear 

power companies talk about health costs due to coal fired EGUs, yet they know they significantly 

contribute to the excessive costs of health care. John Jansen of Southern Co and Alan Hansen of 

EPRI conducted a study called ARIES in Atlanta that showed a direct association or correlation 

between hig...IJ pollutant concentrations and Emergency Health Department visits and mortality. 

Yet the power companies are not required to pay the hospitals, insurance companies, or the 

patients for the billions of dollars of costs caused by their emissions. We have a right to clean air. 

Power companies do not have the right to blow smoke and pollutants into our face and force us to 

pay for the resulting health costs they cause. 
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Service Address 

4146 SAINT CLAIRE CIA 

Billing Summary 

Prevrous Brll Amount 

Payment Recerved On 07/17/12 

Current Electrrc Servrce 

Customer Name 

DALE J KEMMERICK 

Thank Your 

Balances unpaid 7 days after the total due date are sub;ect to a late 

charge of 1 5% Of the amount due Or $2 00, Whichever IS greater 

Account Number 

71178-5 7009 

Service Period 

July 2. 2012 -Aug 1. 2012 

$144.88 

144.88 

+221.06 

Total Due $221.06 

·• The amount of thrs bill will be automatrcally deducted from your bank account on 08-15-2012. 

Please call the number on your bill at least a week prror to this date rf you have made any 

bank account changes or have any questrons about this brll 

Our busrness offrces will be closed on Monday, September 3. for the Labor Day 

Holrday In case of an emergency, please callus at the number on your brll 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week 

lFJ- Take advantage of Georgia Power's EarthCents Refrigerator Recyclmg Program We'll 

prck up and recycle your second workrng refrigerator or freezer for free, and for a 

limrted trme grve you $50. To schedule a FREE pickup, or learn rf you qualr fy, call 

1-866-446-9250 or visrt gerograpower.com/refrigerator. 

"- Take a free onlrne energy checkup and get a better understanding of your energy 

usage rn less than 15 mrnutes. Recerve personalrzed trps for your home to lower your 

energy bill Vrsit georgrapower com/energycheckup. 

PLEASE KEEP THIS PORTl ON FOR VnUR RECORDS 

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~ Customer Service Power Outage Reporting 

- 1-888-660-5890 1-888-891-0938 

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Web access code: 878798 

By Mail 

Georg1a Power Payments 

96 Annex 

Atlanta, GA 30396-0001 

Local Office The Georg1a Power local off1ce for your s.erv1ce 

address IS 

4450 Nelson Brogdon Blvd 

8uford, GA 30518 

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Service Address 

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Billing Summary 

Prevrous Brll Amount 

Payment Received On 07/16/13 

Current Electric Servrce 

Customer Name 

DALE J KEMMERICK 

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Balances unpard 1 days after the total due dare are subject to a late 

charge of I 5% of the amourJt due or $2 00. whichever rs greater 

AGceunt Number 

71178 57009 

Service Peried 

July I, 2013 ·.July 31.2013 

$13476 

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+115 42 

Total Due $115.42 

;. The amount of thrs brll wrll be automatrcally deducted from your bank account on 08·14 2013 

Please call the number on your bill at least a week prror to thrs date rf you have made any 

bank account changes or have any questrons about thrs brll 

- Our business offrces wrll be closed on Monday, September 2, for the labor Day 

Holrday In case of an emergency, please call us at the number on your brll 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week. 

"' You can always count on Georgra Power to provrde you with reliable servrce When a 

storm or power outage occurs, we make sure you have the information you need to 

keep yourself and your tamrly safe. On ow onlrne Outage and Storm Center, you can 

vrew an Outage Map, check the status and cause of your outage, and learn the 

estimated time uf restoration_ Visit georgrapower_com/storm fo1 details 

"' Take advantage of Georgra Power's EarthCents Refrigerator Hecyclrny Program and 

save money and energy We'll prck up and recycle your working secondary refrigerator 

01 freezer tor free. and grve you $50. To schedule a fArE prckup, or learn rt you 

qualrty, calli 866-446 9250 or vrsrt georgrapowercom/refrrgerator Home 

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By Mail 

Georgia Power Payments 

96 Annex 

Atlanta, GA 30396·0001 

Local Office The Georgia Power iocal offu;e for your serv1ce 

address rs 

4450 Nelson Brogdon Blvd 

Buford, GA 30518 

For current billing details, tPrn page over 

Usage Information 

Tetal Used 

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Total kWh Used 

Average Daily kWh 

Days Jn B1llmg Penod 

Next Scheduled Rued Date 

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1 Yea1 La::;t This 

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Acceunl Number 71178 57009 

Draft Date Aug 14, 2013 

Total Due $115.42 

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4146 SAINT CLAIRE CIR 

DULUTH GA 30096 

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