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Georgia Power
Investor-owned utility (Georgia Power Co), regulated by the Georgia Public Service Commission. The average Georgia home pays about $151 a month for electricity (EIA, 2024).
No pending rate case for Georgia Power right now
Recent decisions are below, and the alert will tell you when the next case is filed.
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The December 2025 certification of about 9,885 MW of new generation for data center load came with a promise of at least $8.50 a month of downward pressure on a typical bill in 2029 through 2031, because large customers are meant to carry more of the cost. Consumer groups warned it could instead add around $20 a month if the projected data center demand does not show up.
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Since February 2025, new loads of 100 MW or more must sign custom contracts of up to 15 years with financial guarantees and minimum bills, which is the rule meant to keep data center grid costs off residential rates.
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How to have a say
Rate cases are decided by the Georgia Public Service Commission, which takes written comments on every docket and holds public hearings on the big ones. Comment deadlines and hearing dates are on each case page above when we have them. The office that argues for households in these cases is the Georgia Watch; its filings are the plain-English version of the utility's numbers.
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