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Tim Echols has a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees from the University of Georgia. He is married to Windy Davis. They have seven children together. 

Before taking elected office, Tim worked as the founder and board member for TeenPact, a nonprofit that trains young people to understand government. 

Tim was elected to the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2010 and has served in the position since. 

Supports reprocessing nuclear waste and developing renewable resources like biomass and solar energy.

Supports solar energy, saying it benefits farmers, developers, and poorer counties through tax revenue, and as a Public Service Commissioner, created net metering and community solar programs in Georgia without subsidies or legislative mandates.

Supports solar energy, saying it benefits farmers, developers, and poorer counties through tax revenue, and as a Public Service Commissioner, created net metering and community solar programs in Georgia without subsidies.

- Supports reprocessing nuclear waste and developing renewable resources like biomass and solar energy.
- Supports solar energy, saying it benefits farmers, developers, and poorer counties through tax revenue, and as a Public Service Commissioner, created net metering and community solar programs in Georgia without subsidies.

Energy & the Environment

Supports keeping Georgia's energy rates low.

Advocates for keeping energy rates low by having a diverse mix of fuel, developing carbon-free technologies, and "having creative rates that incentivize people and companies to use energy overnight when we have a surplus."

- Advocates for keeping energy rates low by having a diverse mix of fuel, developing carbon-free technologies, and "having creative rates that incentivize people and companies to use energy overnight when we have a surplus."

Utility Costs

As a state representative, led the effort to provide the Salvation Army and two other agencies with $5 million to help low-income seniors in Atlanta with heating assistance.

- As a state representative, led the effort to provide the Salvation Army and two other agencies with $5 million to help low-income seniors in Atlanta with heating assistance.

Public Services

Supports union labor and advocates for the transition of the workforce from coal to emerging technologies like Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

Believes America must invest in nuclear reactors and technology to maintain international standards for nuclear safety and security and to compete with China's technology exports.

- Supports union labor and advocates for the transition of the workforce from coal to emerging technologies like Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
- Believes America must invest in nuclear reactors and technology to maintain international standards for nuclear safety and security and to compete with China's technology exports.

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Timothy Guy Echols

Supports the development of nuclear energy.

As a public service commissioner, worked to ensure utilities are held accountable and that ratepayers' interests are represented.

Tim has a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees from the University of Georgia. He is married to Windy Davis. They have seven children together. 

Tim Echols was elected to the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2010 and has served in the position since. 

- Supports reprocessing nuclear waste and developing renewable resources like biomass and solar energy.

As of April 28, 2025, Timothy Guy Echols’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports the use of nuclear energy and solar power.

Supports developing new carbon-free technologies.

Supports the development of data centers in Georgia, citing favorable tax incentives, low electricity costs, and a reliable energy grid.

Supports the development of nuclear energy and solar energy in Georgia.

- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission, which oversees statewide utilities like electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking.
- The commission was originally created in 1879 to manage the building and upkeep of railroads.
- Today, its role is to make sure Georgians have safe, dependable, and affordable utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.
- The commission has five members, each chosen in statewide elections to serve staggered six-year terms.