This story was updated on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 6:08 p.m.
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Georgia Power aims to meet rising energy demand, driven largely by the state’s booming data center industry, by canceling the planned closures of coal plants, upgrading existing nuclear plants, improving the overall power grid and adding renewable energy.
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