Georgia Regulators Approve New Billing Rules for Large Energy Users Amid Data Center Boom
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
New data centers built in Georgia will have to pay more for electricity from Georgia Power under a change designed to protect residents and businesses from higher energy bills. But consumer advocates still have concerns about the booming business.
Data centers — basically buildings full of computer servers that enable everything online, from email to AI — use an enormous amount of energy. They use so much that last year, Georgia Power got permission to build three new gas-powered turbines largely to meet their needs.
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