Georgia Power Deal Proves Data Centers Can LOWER Your Bill

Every week we read another story about AI data centers jacking up electric bills for regular folks. This week, Georgia Power says the opposite is happening in its territory — and the reason why is worth understanding, especially if you live in PJM country. Georgia's Public Service Commission has approved Georgia Power's contract to serve a massive new OpenAI data center project in Effingham County, GA. The deal adds 3,200 megawatts (MW) of new electric demand to Georgia Power's system — for scale, that's roughly the output of two to three large nuclear reactors. Rather than pushing costs onto existing customers, Georgia Power says the new load will actually lower bills.

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