15-07-2025
Southern Wins Approval on Big Spending Plan as AI Demands New Power
Georgia regulators approved a plan that opens the door for Southern Co. to boost spending by as much as $15 billion to deliver a projected surge of electricity for data centers, new factories and electric vehicles.
Southern's Georgia Power unit proposed a resource plan in January that would delay coal plant retirements and build some clean energy in order to meet more than eight gigawatts of additional load the company projects will arrive over the next six years. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted on the proposal during a hearing on Tuesday and approved it unanimously, according to PSC representative Tom Krause.
