Fears over higher rates as Georgia moves to provide more electricity for AI datacenters

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Georgia faces unprecedented electricity demand driven by AI datacenter construction, with Georgia Power requesting 10 additional gigawatts at an estimated cost of $16 billion. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's Maggie Shober testified at public hearings that the state should closely monitor datacenter energy needs and ensure they pay for additional generation costs, expressing concern about Georgia Power's reliance on fossil fuels rather than renewable energy sources.