The Latest Breaking News from Georgia Power

Georgia power outage: Nearly 100,000 customers lose power as Hurricane Isaias sweeps across the state, bringing damaging winds and tornado threats

Hurricane Isaias hit Florida hard, leaving many in Georgia without power as it wreaked havoc across the region. Over 100,000 residents statewide faced electricity outages, while counties experienced dangerous storm surges and flash flooding. In light of this crisis, Governor Brian Kemp issued a State of Emergency, aiming to streamline…

The Economic Times · Oct 10

Southern Company Just Inked a Power Agreement With a Leading Big Tech Stock

Southern Company just struck a nuclear power deal with Google. Here's what it, plus a record AI power boom, could mean for SO stock.

Barchart · Sep 24

30 Georgia homes are being acquired via sale or eminent domain to expand power grid — one affected family member says it’s ‘for the data centers’

Georgia's largest power supply company is reclaiming 30 homes that lay in the path of its power line expansion project through sale or eminent domain. The company says the project is not for a data center, but the substation the line is connecting to sits less than five miles from…

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 30

Indiana Police Misplace More Than $30,000 Seized in Massage Parlor Raids

The raids took place after a detective with the state Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Law Enforcement Task Force got four penis massages.

Reason · Jun 1

'They Are Literally Taking My Childhood Home': Woman in Desperate Battle to Save Mother's Home From Data Centre Developers

A Georgia family is fighting to save their home from being acquired for a data centre project, highlighting tensions between technological expansion and community preservation.

International Business Times UK · May 20

Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and Alabama

Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $27 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply

The Independent UK · Feb 25

Georgia Power critic arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets will not be prosecuted

A frequent critic of Georgia Power who was arrested in October for allegedly taking a notebook labeled “Georgia Power Trade Secrets” will not be prosecuted

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Georgia leads push to ban datacenters used to power America’s AI boom

Southern state becoming ground zero in fight against rapid growth of facilities using huge amounts of energy and water

The Guardian - US · Jan 26

Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demand

Georgia's largest utility wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve data centers

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025

Democrats win big over GOP incumbents in 2 statewide Georgia utility regulator races

Democrats have won blowout victories in two races for the Georgia Public Service Commission

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025