7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (435+ words) A Microsoft data center in Quincy, Washington, on Friday, March 8, 2024. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times/TNS) ATLANTA " Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1034+ words) Randy Beall, a building trades advocate, urges the Georgia Public Service Commission to approve an expansion of capacity for Georgia Power at a Dec. 19, 2025 hearing, arguing that the added electrical power would allow more data centers to produce jobs for…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (241+ words) Across the country, the cost of basic needs like food, housing, and utilities continues to rise. At the same time, Georgia is growing. Businesses and families are moving to our state, and with that growth comes increased demand for energy....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (243+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia energy regulators voted unanimously Aug. 5, to hold hearings this fall on a Georgia Power request to certify 9,900 megawatts of new power generating capacity environmentalists say would rely heavily on harmful fossil fuels. Another 1,866 megawatts of new generating capacity…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (421+ words) ATLANTA "Georgia Power asked state energy regulators Thursday, July 31, to certify 9,900 megawatts of new energy resources that would come from a variety of power-generating projects. In a filing with the Georgia Public Service Commission, the Atlanta-based utility proposed projects the…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (794+ words) Peter Hubbard, a clean energy advocate, secured the Democratic Party nomination for the District 3 Georgia Public Service Commission seat. His decisive victory in Tuesday's runoff allows him to advance to November's general election, where he will face GOP incumbent Fitz…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (694+ words) ATLANTA "Georgia energy regulators Tuesday, July 15, unanimously approved Georgia Power's plan to keep burning coal and gas to generate electricity, a move critics warned will increase rates to meet the unsubstantiated needs of data centers. The state Public Service Commission…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (544+ words) ATLANTA " An agreement Georgia Power and state energy regulators reached this week acknowledges that the utility's forecasts for future energy demand are uncertain at best and will need updating during the next several years. However, much of Thursday's final Public…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (520+ words) ATLANTA "State energy regulators on Tuesday, July 1, unanimously approved Georgia Power's plan to freeze customer rates for the next three years. Before the 5-0 vote, Commissioner Tim Echols said Georgia's economic successes of recent years are the result of sound energy…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (422+ words) ATLANTA "Executives representing Georgia Power and the state's energy regulating agency on Thursday, June 26, defended the utility's plan to freeze rates against accusations that the temporary pause won't stop customer bills from increasing. Georgia Power and the state Public Service…...