CleanTechnica•6 days ago
Georgia Public Service Commission Issues Final Order on Data Center Power Plan
Key Takeaway
Georgia's regulatory body has prioritized ensuring generation capacity for data centers, even if it means approving high-cost gas plants, signaling both opportunity and potential cost challenges for large power consumers and IPPs in the state.
AI Summary
- •The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously approved Georgia Power's plan to build new gas plants, specifically framed as a 'Data Center Power Plan'.
- •These approved gas plants are projected to be the 'most expensive in the country', indicating a potential for significantly higher future power costs for large consumers in Georgia.
- •The PSC's swift and unanimous approval, despite public opposition, signals a strong regulatory commitment to ensuring generation capacity for growing loads, particularly data centers, in Georgia.
- •For large power consumers and developers, this decision highlights a market where new, high-cost conventional generation is being prioritized by the incumbent utility to meet demand.
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Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power’s plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the country. The commission unanimously approved an agreement between Georgia Power and PSC Staff — released an hour before hearing testimony from the public and advocacy groups — which is expected to ... [continued] The post Georgia Public Service Commission Issues Final Order on Data Center Power Plan appeared first on CleanTechnica .