ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—State Rep. Rhonda Taylor, who represents Georgia House District 92, will host a virtual conversation on Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m., focusing on Georgia Power’s plans to meet the growing energy demands of data centers planned across Georgia.

Taylor said that while opponents and many elected officials have weighed in on the pros and cons of data centers, Georgia Power has not yet publicly discussed its strategy for powering the facilities, some of which are proposed for Rockdale and DeKalb counties.

Data centers are the backbone of the internet, housing critical IT infrastructure, including servers, storage systems and networking equipment. Opponents say these facilities are an environmental threat because of their robust consumption of energy and water, reliance on fossil fu

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