Environmental groups sue over Georgia Power’s energy expansion for data centers

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 462

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A group of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Georgia Public Service Commission, appealing the December approval of a massive expansion of power infrastructure for Georgia Power.

The 42-page lawsuit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court, alleges that the commission broke the law by approving nearly 10 gigawatts of new energy generation by not properly demonstrating a need for it, which the lawsuit argues is at the expense of customers. The …

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