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697 mentions for region: Georgia
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Georgia regulators approved Georgia Power's 2025 integrated resource plan, which extends the operation of coal plants to meet anticipated data center demand while adding up to 4,000 MW of renewable energy and 1,500 MW of battery…
Georgia Power's 2025 Integrated Resource Plan forecasts a need for 13,140 megawatts of additional peak generating capacity to meet data center demand, but PSC staff disputes the estimate and recommends a 2,000-megawatt reduction. Isabella Ariza, representing…
“While we didn't contest the fact that Georgia Power will see an increase in load … the amount of megawatts might not materialize as quickly or as steeply as the company projected”
Georgia Power is seeking approval for a long-term energy plan based on predictions of massive electricity demand growth driven largely by data center expansion. Energy experts and advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy,…
“Georgia is No. 1 in the private sector for EV and battery manufacturing investments and jobs, making Georgia number one in having the most to lose if the financial incentive rug gets pulled out from under the state”
“We're strong supporters of Ossoff and Warnock in the sense they have embraced the clean energy agenda. It's unclear that they have captured the significance of the Tennessee Valley Authority as a federal asset.”
A letter to the editor criticizing Georgia Power's proposed three-year rate freeze and the Public Service Commission's approval of it, arguing the deal locks in excessive profits for the utility while harming ratepayers. The author calls…
Georgia regulators unanimously approved a plan to freeze Georgia Power's base rates through 2028, though opponents argue the deal doesn't adequately scrutinize the utility's operations or contain its profits. The rate freeze allows commissioners seeking reelection…
Tennessee remains among the nation's top four states for anticipated electric vehicle manufacturing jobs, according to a sixth annual report from Atlas Public Policy for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The state ranks second in…
“Investments in EVs and batteries, particularly in Georgia and North Carolina, were the largest economic development projects ever in the history of those states”
“In the Southeast, rebate programs are already up and running in Georgia and North Carolina, with Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee preparing to launch similar energy programs imminently”
“Sales of non-passenger medium- and heavy-duty commercial electric vehicles soared in Georgia in the last year, leading the country with more than 3,000 vehicles sold.”
State Rep. Rhonda Taylor is hosting a virtual forum on December 8 with Georgia Power executives to discuss the utility's plans for powering data centers across Georgia. The article notes that the Southern Alliance for Clean…
“Adding even one more dekatherm of gas commitment to the Southeast is senseless”
A new report from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy examines the state of electric vehicle manufacturing and adoption in the Southeast amid Trump administration policy changes. While Georgia has seen significant EV factory investments, recent…
