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September 2, 2026

Georgia Power Says OpenAI Deal Will Save Customers $180 A Year — Critics Still Question Risks And Transparency

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Georgia Power says a newly approved contract to provide electricity to OpenAI’s massive data center project in Effingham County will ultimately help lower costs for residential customers, but consumer and environmental advocates say significant questions remain about the unprecedented growth of data centers and how their costs will be tracked.

August 26, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Georgia Power Pushes Back Against Data Center “Misinformation”

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As data centers continue to expand across Georgia, Georgia Power is pushing back against what company officials describe as misinformation surrounding the massive facilities and their impact on residential electric customers.

August 17, 2026

by Jimmy Holbrook

Summer Heat Brings Higher Power Bills — And Renewed Scrutiny of Georgia Power Rates

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With temperatures pushing into the upper 90s and heat index readings topping 100 degrees across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia, air conditioners are working overtime — and many households are seeing the consequences when their electric bills arrive.

December 21, 2025

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PSC Approves Georgia Power Data-Center Expansion, Critics Say Georgians Will Pay the Price

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The Georgia Public Service Commission voted unanimously this past Friday (Dec. 19) to approve Georgia Power’s request to acquire nearly 10 gigawatts of new energy capacity—a major expansion the utility says it needs to meet projected electricity demand from data centers in coming years. The vote was taken before two new Democratic Public Service Commissioners take office next month, a timing critics say is hard to ignore.