Data centers thrive where there is cheap land and access to data lines. In the case of Atlanta, that's the southside where many Black suburbs are dealing with more and more of the large facilities.

Why are cities and counties pausing data center development, and what are some of the permanent changes they are making to their code?

Atlanta-based Southern Co., the parent of Georgia Power, saw profits climb 11.5% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

The Atlanta project is part of its gigawatt-scale pipeline of dozens of sites operating and under construction across the U.S ...

The utility plans to ask state regulators for approval to add 10 gigawatts of power, enough to support major new industrial ...

As new data centers drive up power bills for Georgians, two open seats on the all-Republican Public Service Commission are ...

On Tuesday, Georgia’s Public Service Commission started three days of hearings around a proposal to add 10 gigawatts to ...

DeKalb leaders, residents discuss impact of data centers at town hall. Concerns raised over energy, water use, and environmental sustainability. Georgia has 160 data centers, with more proposals under ...

Georgia Power has a five-year plan to expand capacity through additional natural gas-powered plants, and increasing solar and ...

Extra chairs were being pulled out prior to a town hall Wednesday night for a proposed data center in Hall County.

Sloppy electrical work by an Atlanta contractor caused a worker’s electrocution at a massive data center under construction in Fayetteville, his parents allege in a lawsuit.

Georgia is one of the states where companies are keen to build data centers, thanks to generous incentives and a strong fiber infrastructure, especially around Atlanta. Many of those centers are ...