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Faith groups and environmental advocates are asking a judge to reverse the Georgia Power expansion that regulators approved late last year. Their filing in Fulton County Superior Court argues that the Georgia Public Service Commission overstepped its legal authority.
The commission in December approved a nearly 10-gigawatt plan to expand power plants, add batteries and buy energy from other utilities, all to meet rising demand that Georgia Power says is coming, mostly from new data centers. Experts, including the commission’s own staff, warned that Georgia Power’s predictions of coming demand could be too high. If fewer data centers join the utility’s grid, or they use less energy than currently predicted, these analysts warn Georgia Power risks building more than is actually needed.
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