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Georgia Power gets 1,137 MW of solar approved, but the first projects do not arrive until 2029
Georgia Power has received regulatory approval for seven solar PPAs totaling 1,137 MW through its CARES programmes, taking approved capacity across two recent procurement waves to 2,205 MW while leaving near-term load growth to be met by other resources.
Georgia Power gets approval for OpenAI’s 3.2 GW load as large customers support $950m annual savings
Georgia Power’s contract to serve OpenAI’s 3,200 MW Effingham County project has been approved, with OpenAI funding its infrastructure and providing up to 1,000 MW of flexible demand as large-load revenue is projected to support about $950 million of annual customer savings from 2029.
How Georgia Power is using small-scale solar contracts to prepare for Georgia’s next electricity demand surge
Georgia Power has completed its biggest distributed solar procurement yet. Find out what it means for Southern Company, Georgia demand growth, and utilities.
Battery boom in the South: How states like Georgia are quietly building energy storage capacity
Georgia’s 3,000+ MW battery storage approval puts the Southeast on the energy map. Find out why grid planning is shifting—and who’s joining the charge.
The megawatt migration: Why America’s energy grid is chasing jobs, not just demand
States like Georgia are using grid strategy to attract megaprojects. Find out how U.S. energy planning is now driving jobs and industrial growth.
Can data centers subsidize your power bill? Georgia’s experiment could change everything
Georgia Power is flipping rate design—using data center load to cut household bills. Could this reshape U.S. energy policy? Explore the new utility economics.
Georgia Power wins PSC approval to add 9.9 GW in new generation capacity, passing savings to households
Georgia Power’s 9.9 GW expansion plan just got PSC approval—find out how it could lower your electric bill and reshape utility pricing in high-growth states.
Georgia Power advances Plant Yates expansion with new turbine delivery for Unit 9 as state energy demand surges
Georgia Power advances Unit 9 expansion at Plant Yates with a new Mitsubishi turbine delivery. Find out how this supports Georgia’s growing grid needs.
Georgia Power greenlights 35-mile 500 kV transmission line as part of decade-long grid overhaul
Georgia Power will build a 500 kV transmission line and expand grid capacity under its PSC-approved 2025 IRP. Find out how the utility is powering Georgia’s future.