The Senate session ended abruptly Thursday just as senators were nearing a vote on a bill aimed at ensuring data centers pay for the energy infrastructure built to accommodate them after it appeared a last-minute alternative measure had the votes to pass.
The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.
Over the objections of many residents and the recommendation of its own planning and zoning board, city leaders in Forsyth approved a rezoning of a swath of timberland for a hyperscale data center.
Anger and opposition to the rapid rise of data centers across Georgia has led to a surge of bills that would clamp down on the resource-consuming industry.
On this episode of Lawmakers: Spotlight, host Donna Lowry sits down with Georgia Senators Jason Dickerson and Jaha Howard. They discuss proposed legislation on lab-grown meat, data center growth, trucking and CDL regulations, property tax reform, and the future of public education in Georgia. The conversation explores how trust, technology, and community impact are shaping decisions at the Georgia Capitol.
A surge in data center development has turned Georgia into a national hotspot while raising fresh concerns about the state’s energy landscape and natural resources. Proposals call for greater transparency, elimination of the tax perk, and more.
Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday.
An effort to add data centers to the zoning code of a small Georgia town has prompted another community to raise major concern about whether they want to be subjected to these major facilities.
The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.
On the Monday, Dec. 22nd edition of Georgia Today: Senator Jon Ossoff and other lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon over delays in cleaning up PFAS contamination at Georgia military sites. You’ll also hear about a jailbreak in Dekalb County, ongoing debates over large data center developments, and other top stories from across the state.
The Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved an unprecedented addition of nearly 10 gigawatts to Georgia Power’s ability to make electricity for data centers, a move decried before and after by environmental advocates.
Sacks is the Trump administration's top advisor on tech and crypto policy. In recent weeks, he's faced questions about conflicts of interest and criticism over his drive to undo state AI laws.
The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort.
