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February 14, 2026

electricity

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Ga. regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers

December 28, 2025 Jeff Amy

ATLANTA — Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is needed to meet projected demand from data centers. It would […]

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Georgia Power wants to keep coal plants alive to meet electricity demand

February 8, 2025 Jeff Amy

ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. says it wants to keep burning coal to meet what it forecasts as the state’s increasing electrical demand. Georgia’s only private electrical utility says electrical demand is forecast to grow […]

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Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles

April 30, 2021 Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

NEW YORK — If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, it will have to undertake a vast transformation […]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Competition in electric markets has worked

April 28, 2021 Mack Smith

I am writing to you in response to the March 3, 2021, opinion article of Mr. Larry Ford in regard to the electricity crisis in Texas and Mr. Ford’s attempt to link that situation to […]

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