Georgia Power and data centers

Large-load tariff and rules

Status

Large-load tariff or rules approved (2025-01-23)

Tariff

Georgia Power large-load rule (new customers above 100 MW)

What it says

The PSC says it unanimously approved a rule letting Georgia Power bill new customers above 100 MW on additional terms, including contract lengths of up to 15 years, minimum billing requirements, and PSC review of each such contract. (Georgia Public Service Commission)

Source excerpt

“The new Georgia Power rule states that any new customers using more than 100 megawatts of energy can be billed using terms and conditions beyond those used for standard customers to address risks associated with these large-load users.”

Official forecasts of data center load

• Georgia Power's 2025 IRP, approved by the PSC in July 2025, anticipates about 8,500 MW of load growth over six years, with the company and PSC staff disagreeing on how much large-load energy use to expect. (Utility Dive, 2025-07-16)
  Source excerpt

  “anticipates approximately 8,500 MW of load growth over the next six years”

• The PSC says it approved certification of 9,885 MW of new Georgia Power production, most of it to serve new large customers such as data centers. (Georgia Public Service Commission, 2025-12-19)
  Source excerpt

  “allow Georgia Power to produce 9,885 megawatts of new energy. Most of this new energy will serve new large customers such as data centers.”

What sources say about customer bills

Sources warning that other customers’ costs could rise

• Georgia PSC Public Interest Advocacy Staff (as reported by the PSC): The PSC release says its staff worried that new facilities could become stranded assets if expected data center load did not materialize, which the backstop in the agreement is meant to address. (Georgia Public Service Commission, 2025-12-19)
  Source excerpt

  “Should the need for additional power not materialize, staff was concerned that the newly constructed facilities could become stranded assets.”

• Southern Environmental Law Center: SELC argues the 2025 IRP's reliance on fossil fuels leaves customers exposed to bill spikes and that the data center demand behind the plan had not yet materialized. (Southern Environmental Law Center, 2025-07-15)
  Source excerpt

  “Fossil fuels, like coal and methane gas, leave customers vulnerable to costly utility bill spikes.”

Sources saying customers are protected, or bills are lower than they would be

• Georgia PSC: The PSC says its December 2025 stipulated agreement ensures serving new data center customers will not raise rates for current customers. (Georgia Public Service Commission, 2025-12-19)
  Source excerpt

  “the stipulated agreement insures that serving those new customers will not raise the rates for current Georgia Power customers.”

• Georgia PSC: The PSC says its July 2025 agreement freezes Georgia Power base rates at current levels for at least three years. (Georgia Public Service Commission, 2025-07-01)
  Source excerpt

  “The agreement passed Tuesday leaves base rates at the current level.”

These are statements by regulators, utilities, advocates and researchers about this utility or its region. They are not a prediction of any customer’s bill, which depends on rates, usage and regulator decisions.

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