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Augusta Richmond County planning officials submitted a Development of Regional Impact filing for the proposed Nixon Technology Campus, estimating a $3 billion build-out, $38.8 million in annual local tax revenue and 40 full-time jobs.
Source:Oct 10, 2026, 23:09 UTC
SOUTHERN CO’s electric utilities restored power to approximately 420,000 customers across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi following Hurricane Isaias.
Source:Oct 9, 2026, 14:15 UTC
GEORGIA POWER CO said it is monitoring Hurricane Isaias and preparing personnel and resources to respond to potential power outages in its service territory over the weekend.
Source:Oct 7, 2026, 14:15 UTC
Hackers accessed utility account information affecting 400,000 GEORGIA POWER CO and Alabama Power Co. accounts, and SOUTHERN CO is notifying customers.
Source:Oct 6, 2026, 21:15 UTC
GEORGIA POWER CO donated $25,000 to support Brantley County's long-term recovery efforts after the Highway 82 Wildfires.
Source:Sep 30, 2026, 06:00 UTC
Jesup city leaders held a work session and town hall on a proposed ordinance that would define data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations as conditional uses in the city's Light Industrial District.
Source:Sep 29, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Three candidates for the Georgia Public Service Commission debated utility costs and data-center electricity demand at a forum in Atlanta on Monday, September 28, 2026.
Source:Sep 28, 2026, 15:00 UTC
Georgia Power is demolishing Ansley Brown's childhood home in Coweta County, Georgia, after acquiring the property through eminent domain for its transmission project.
Source:Sep 25, 2026, 07:30 UTC
Georgia-based developer Inman Solar is proposing the 150-acre Effingham Burns Solar Farm near Guyton in Effingham County, Georgia, which could generate up to 27 megawatts of electricity and feed into Georgia Power's grid, with construction possibly starting as early as 2027.
Source:Sep 21, 2026, 23:40 UTC
Alphabet Inc. agreed to fund capacity increases at two nuclear plants operated by a Southern Co. subsidiary, adding about 96 megawatts of new supply amid data center-driven electricity demand.
Source:Sep 21, 2026, 21:30 UTC
Georgia Power's 128 MW Robins Solar and Battery Facility, including the Robins Battery Facility, entered commercial operation in Georgia.
Source:Sep 21, 2026, 20:52 UTC
Georgia Power said Google will subscribe to a power price package from the Vogtle Unit 1 nuclear unit and receive zero-emission credits.
Source:Sep 21, 2026, 20:51 UTC
Georgia Power announced that Google will support power uprate projects at the Vogtle and Hatch nuclear plants, adding 96 megawatts of generating capacity.
Sep 21, 2026, 15:00 UTC
Georgia Power continued its partnership with Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites and donated $10,000 to launch the "Georgia in Color" initiative for color accessibility glasses.
Source:Sep 18, 2026, 15:30 UTC
Georgia Power energised a 128MW battery energy storage facility.
Source:Sep 16, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Developer Octans GA LLC requested site plan approval to build a four-building, 4.4-million-square-foot OpenAI data center campus (Project Camellia) on 1,400 acres in Effingham County, Georgia, with an estimated $20 billion build-out value.
Source:Sep 16, 2026, 13:45 UTC
Georgia Power began commercial operation of its 128 MW Robins Solar and Battery Facility in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia.
Source:Sep 15, 2026, 23:59 UTC
The Georgia Public Service Commission held a town hall in Savannah on data center development and reviewed the OpenAI–Georgia Power large-load contract framework.
Sep 15, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Georgia Power began commercial operation of the 128 MW Robins Battery Facility, a battery energy storage system near Warner Robins, Georgia.
Source:Sep 8, 2026, 02:00 UTC
Catalina Accardi, a Chatham County homeowner, filed a lawsuit and emergency motion for a temporary restraining order against Georgia Power in the Superior Court of Chatham County on September 3, 2026, alleging the utility damaged her property and proceeded without legal authorization.
Source:Sep 4, 2026, 16:00 UTC
The Southern Company's subsidiary Georgia Power cleared the Georgia Public Service Commission review for a 25-year agreement to serve an OpenAI data center project in Effingham County, Georgia, covering approximately 3.2 gigawatts of new demand.
Source:Sep 2, 2026, 17:15 UTC
Effingham County Board of Commissioners held its first public meeting regarding the planned OpenAI data center, a $20 billion development set to begin construction in 2028.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 00:19 UTC
NRDC, the Sierra Club, and SACE submitted a request to the Georgia Public Service Commission to formally object to OpenAI's electric service contract with Georgia Power.
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