11+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (1721+ words) For the first time in almost five years, voters will get to choose who serves on the Georgia Public Service Commission, the powerful utility regulator that decides how much many Georgians pay for electricity. Early voting starts Tuesday for two…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (855+ words) Hundreds of construction workers are on the job around the clock building Georgia’s energy future at Plant Yates, where they’re expanding a former 1950s coal power plant into a state-of-the-art natural gas powerhouse. Georgia Power says it’s part of a massive…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (288+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia legislative session is already off to a fast start and lawmakers from both main political parties are looking at data centers for new policies and regulations. Two bills introduced at the Georgia Legislative Session could end tax…...

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…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1161+ words) Data centers use tons of electricity. Some of the largest consume as much power as a small city. Meeting those demands is a challenge for the industry. It takes time to build new power plants, tie them into the electric…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (421+ words) It’s Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Dr. Jaha Howard asserts voters have their best chance to help stop more mega data centers from taking over Atlanta neighborhoods — by voting for her as your next state senator. Howard, who is running for Georgia’s…...

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…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1186+ words) Analysts with the Georgia Public Service Commission’s staff deliver a stark warning in new written testimony: Georgia Power residential customers could see monthly bills jump $20 or more if the PSC allows the utility to complete the historic power fleet expansion…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (418+ words) A recent column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution titled “Georgia can learn from Texas on energy” suggested our state should follow the Texas model. I offer a different view — one informed by almost four decades in the electric-power industry, including engineering…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (375+ words) In Georgia, we are suffering from high power bills while data centers are moving into our state, creating a massive expansion of energy needs. Georgia Power customers’ bills are on average $500 more per year than just two years ago after…...