Hearing on Georgia Power Plan Sparks Data Center Debate

PSC staff disputes Georgia Power generating capacity request

ATLANTA — Georgia Power has overestimated how much additional electrical generating capacity it will need to meet the demands of data centers, representatives of the state Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff testified Tuesday.

Hearing on Georgia Power plan sparks data center debate

(The Center Square) – Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission sparred over the utility's assumptions about future materialization rates for data centers and cryptocurrency operations at a hearing Tuesday.

Staff for state regulators say they doubt Georgia Power’s energy demand predictions

State-mandated negotiations over how Georgia Power will generate electricity in the future have begun. At stake is how the utility will manage its forecast for an explosive demand for power or keep carbon-emitting power generation for what might turn out to be an artificial intelligence bubble. Georgia Power expects 25% more power demand by 2030 as compared with figures in the last Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) approved by Georgia’s Public Serv…

Data Centers Bill Discussed By Frederick County Council

The legislation would set up a zoning overlay in areas where data centers are located. Frederick, Md (KM) A bill regulate where data centers can be located in Frederick County came before the Council on Tuesday The legislation would create a zoning overlay which limits where data centers can be sited, and restricts these facilities to areas zoned limited industrial and general industrial “The CDI overlay appears to the best solution,” says Victo…

Staff for state regulators say they doubt Georgia Power's energy demand predictions

State-mandated negotiations over how Georgia Power will generate electricity in the future have begun. At stake is how the utility will manage its forecast for an explosive demand for power or keep carbon-emitting power generation for what might turn out to be an artificial intelligence bubble. Georgia Power expects 25% more power demand by 2030 as compared with figures in the last Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) approved by Georgia’s Public Serv…