Georgia Power Says Data Centers Will Lower Your Bills. Critics Say ‘Prove It.’

Georgia Power claims your power bill could be $102 a year lower in 2028 thanks to data centers, but consumer advocates have spent months questioning whether that will actually happen.

What’s Happening: The utility reached a deal Tuesday with the Public Interest Advocacy Staff — consumer representatives who work for the state Public Service Commission. The agreement would let Georgia Power build nearly 10,000 megawatts of new power generation. Georgia Power says data centers will pay for the infrastructure, keeping residential rates lower.

Now the deal goes to the five elected PSC commissioners, who will vote on it at a public meeting this month.

What’s Important: This promise depends on data centers generating at least $556 million per year in revenue for Georgia Power. But earlier