3+ week, 6+ day ago   (982+ words) Georgia Power’s deal to provide electricity to a massive, OpenAI campus planned near Savannah is drawing regulators’ scrutiny and reviving debates about how to keep residential customers safe from the facilities’ costs. The proposed $20 billion data center complex from OpenAI,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (204+ words) (NewsNation) — As massive data center projects continue to expand across the United States, one development in Georgia is drawing scrutiny over allegations it has contaminated a town’s drinking water. The issue caught the attention of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (289+ words) ATLANTA — With affordability a top concern of voters, Georgia lawmakers are moving to insulate electricity ratepayers from costs driven by demand from power-guzzling data centers. Late last year, the state Public Service Commission authorized a Georgia Power request to expand…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (709+ words) EnviroPro 360 Becomes the First Local Business in the CSRA to Offer Comprehensive Microbial and Allergen Testing for Home and Businesses The timing is significant. Many local properties are still experiencing lingering air quality concerns tied to Hurricane Helene repairs. Meanwhile,…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1161+ words) Data centers use tons of electricity. Some of the largest consume as much power as a small city. Meeting those demands is a challenge for the industry. It takes time to build new power plants, tie them into the electric…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (694+ words) Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission’s staff unveiled a deal Wednesday that would allow the utility to add about 10,000 megawatts of power supplies in just five years, an unprecedented expansion that’s mostly to serve data centers. The agreement, known…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1219+ words) The old warehouse strip reborn as the Lee + White development is a popular destination for anyone seeking a bite or a beverage on the Atlanta Beltline’s Westside Trail. But steps from the breweries and eateries inhabiting much of the space,…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1233+ words) Despite trade uncertainty, inflation and the government shutdown, the National Retail Federation anticipates sales in the 2025 holiday season will hit $1 trillion for the first time ever. But a different forecast shows average consumer spend is expected to drop 10% from 2024. That’s…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (946+ words) Artificial intelligence is being presented as the next technological revolution poised to permeate most aspects of our lives at home and work. Some Atlantans and companies are dabbling in AI, while others have fully embraced it. But with any fast-changing…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (738+ words) One of the largest data center campuses under construction in Georgia has its first operational tenant, and it’s one of the most recognizable names in technology. Microsoft recently unveiled a new data center near Atlanta that is part of its…...