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.,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) (The Center Square) – A year after the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill banning personal cellphones and two-way electronic devices in grades K-8, a bill that would ban them in high schools is poised for passage. House Bill 1009 was approved…...

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, 1+ week ago   (358+ words) A Korean automotive supplier plans to invest $30 million into a new production facility in South Georgia, promising to create 200 jobs. Dongwon Autopart Technology, which makes parts such as door, seat and battery frames, will bring its second Georgia facility to…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1415+ words) RJ Scaringe didn’t build Rivian to make just 50,000 electric vehicles per year. It’s a company designed to build many times more, the CEO of the upstart EV maker told the editorial board of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week. To get…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (830+ words) A car can no longer just be a well-made driving machine. Consumers now expect an affordable computer on wheels that leaves competition in its dust. That’s the message Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe preached to Atlanta’s top business and civic leaders…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (833+ words) Electric-vehicle maker Rivian had a busy third quarter, one that could prove pivotal for the startup and its promised Georgia projects. From July to September, the California-based automaker held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its $5 billion Georgia factory and signed a…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1142+ words) NEW YORK — Hyundai Motor Co.’s top executives spent two hours last month regaling international investors on how the automaker’s innovation will shape the future of transportation around the globe. It took less than a minute before Georgia was mentioned,…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (550+ words) The electric automaker Rivian officially broke ground Tuesday on its second manufacturing plant, this time in Georgia. “This is a big day for Rivian, and it’s a big day for Georgia,” said Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe. The stakes…...