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“With no data center customer committed to pay for most of the capacity Georgia Power is requesting for the entirety of the assets' lifetimes, ratepayers will inevitably be on the hook.”
A press release announcing an interview between climate justice advocate Eriqah Vincent and Janet Miller, Electric Transportation Manager at SACE, discussing the Electric Black Futures Project. The initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, aims…
“He understands how utilities work, how modeling comes together for them to make decisions, and he can identify where they're putting their finger on the scale”
The Georgia Public Service Commission rejected a request by the Sierra Club and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to delay a vote on Georgia Power's multi-billion dollar power generation fleet expansion. The environmental groups sought the…
“The fact that this vote was so overwhelming indicates that there is a desire to have a new perspective on the commission. We think this is another indication that the existing commission is largely tone-deaf to the consumers they're supposed to protect.”
“Approving Georgia Power's plans to run these extraordinarily expensive new fossil gas plants will lock electric customers into increased rates and volatile fuel costs for decades to come”
“Approving Georgia Power's plans to run these extraordinarily expensive new fossil gas plants will lock electric customers into increased rates and volatile fuel costs for decades to come”
“Solar and storage are not only the most cost-effective, but they're also ones that can be deployed usually quicker than the fossil gas generation”
“It is a misrepresentation when Georgia Power says that larger users like data centers are paying more when, in actuality, these larger users are causing the new investments that will increase rates for families and businesses. It also remains speculative whether that large-load demand will even materialize or stick around.”
Early voting has begun in Georgia for municipal elections and two statewide Public Service Commission seats. The PSC regulates energy and utility rates, making these elections relevant to power bills across the state. The article provides…
“The public deserves to know everything about the potential monthly power bill and energy impacts of the largest data center in state history before the Public Service Commission approves it. This should not be a routine, 'behind closed doors' approval process.”
“The magnitude of the load from the announced OpenAI project heightens the consequences of any shortcomings in the fully redacted contract's cost-recovery provisions. A contract that does not adequately ensure recovery of all costs incurred to serve the load could leave Georgia Power customers responsible for those costs.”
“The Southeast added 5 GW of solar in 2024 alone, bringing the cumulative total to nearly 28 GW.”
“There is an ever-growing push to make home solar systems more accessible. Enter plug-in solar, small photovoltaic systems typically under 2 kilowatts that can be plugged directly into a wall outlet to offset a portion of a household's energy consumption.”
“What they're not revealing is the new power plants that Georgia Power is requesting will effectively cause a minimum $20 monthly base rate increase on its customers' bills, based on the PSC staff's own analysis”
