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roughdraftatlanta.com > 05/29/2026 > more-economic-development-plans

🏗️ More economic development plans

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (626+ words) Help us grow our newsletter! Do you know a friend or neighbor who would enjoy our weekly newsletter on Norcross? Please have them subscribe here. Friday, May 29 — Hayden here with my weekly Norcross newsletter. This past Memorial Day weekend sneaked…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 04/22/2026 > norcross-city-council-electric-rates

Norcross City Council debates electric utility rate hike amid budget concerns

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (941+ words) With the fiscal year 2027 budget deadline just six weeks away, the Norcross City Council took up the question of whether to raise the city’s electric utility rate, with some pushback. At the April 20 policy work session, representatives from the Electric…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 02/09/2026 > georgia-data-center-electricity-costs

Legislation to insulate consumers from data center electricity costs passes House committee

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (309+ words) With affordability a top concern of voters, Georgia lawmakers are moving to insulate electricity ratepayers from costs driven by demand from power-guzzling data centers. Late last year, the state Public Service Commission authorized a Georgia Power request to expand its…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 01/20/2026 > georgia-data-center-regulation

Outrage over surge of data centers in Georgia inspires wave of bipartisan bills

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (940+ words) A surge in data center development has turned Georgia into a national hotspot while raising fresh concerns about the state’s energy landscape and natural resources. After a massive request from Georgia Power to expand its energy capacity by about 10,000 megawatts…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 11/25/2025 > georgia-power-data-center-capacity

PSC staff tells commission Georgia Power's request for new capacity could cost customers money

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (486+ words) Professional staff for Georgia’s Public Service Commission say Georgia Power is vastly overestimating its need for new generation capacity due to the growth in data centers and that customer bills could rise because of that. The assertion was made in…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 11/03/2025 > georgia-public-service-commission-election-3

Battle for two seats on Georgia Public Service Commission heats up as campaigns enter homestretch

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (773+ words) Campaigning for two contested seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission has intensified during the early voting period, turning a relatively quiet election cycle into a partisan fight over utility rates and energy policy. The special election, which has attracted…...