Atlanta — It is a sunny afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia, but inside Carolyn Kayne’s 3,000-square-foot home, it is cold.
“I’m walking around in a ski suit trying to stay warm in the winter,” Kayne told CBS News.
It is just one of the ways Kayne has tried to beat her skyrocketing electric bills, which have almost doubled in two years.
She has now turned off her heat and water, leaving much of her home hard to live in.
“I live in a little apartment in the back,” Kayne explains.
Patty Durand, founder of the nonprofit advocacy group Georgians for Affordable Energy says Carolyn’s situation is not unique.
“The average bill for an average customer used to be about $150 a month,” Durand said. “The average bill now is $225.”
A CBS News analysis found that Georgia Power, the largest energy provider in the state, imposed six rate hikes in the last three years.
During which time, the Vogtle
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