Last month, Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission’s public interest staff announced they had struck a preliminary deal to keep the company’s current base rates steady for the next three years.

Speaking at a May 21 news conference at the state Capitol, where he was flanked by Gov. Brian Kemp, PSC Chairman Jason Shaw touted the agreement as a “very big deal for our state,” adding it was “good for Georgians.”

Now, some groups claim those remarks — and other comments commissioners made before formal hearings to consider the deal — violated state rules, and they argue three of the PSC’s five members should recuse themselves from an upcoming vote.

On Friday, four consumer advocacy and environmental organizations — Georgians for Affordable Energy, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Ge

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