CleanTechnica•about 1 month ago
Advocates Challenge Georgia Power’s Overbuilt, Flawed Data Center Plan
Key Takeaway
Georgia Power's plan for expensive new gas generation to support data centers faces significant regulatory and environmental opposition, signaling potential cost increases and supply uncertainties for large power consumers in the region.
AI Summary
- •Environmental groups are challenging Georgia Power's plan to build what they claim are the nation's most expensive gas plants.
- •The proposed gas plants are part of an 'overbuilt, flawed Data Center Plan' aimed at serving growing data center loads in Georgia.
- •The challenge involves the Georgia Public Service Commission, indicating ongoing regulatory scrutiny and potential for delays or modifications to the utility's generation expansion plans.
- •The high cost of these proposed gas plants could lead to increased energy prices for large power consumers and impact future PPA negotiations in the region.
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Article Content
ATLANTA — Yesterday, environmental groups pushed back on Georgia Power’s defense of its plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation. The Sierra Club, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a response to Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission’s reply ... [continued] The post Advocates Challenge Georgia Power’s Overbuilt, Flawed Data Center Plan appeared first on CleanTechnica .