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Margaret Walker is a reporter at The Macon Telegraph covering climate and environment and its intersection with public policy and economic development in Georgia. Her reporting connects complex scientific and regulatory issues to the real‑world impacts they have on communities and public health.

She joined The Telegraph after graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2024 and has since covered topics ranging from local energy infrastructure and conservation efforts to forest restorat…

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State regulators to investigate if Georgia Power customers pay data center costs Original

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By Margaret Walker Verified
| The Telegraph (Macon) Verified
The Public Service Commission Meeting was held in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, with Commissioners Peter Hubbard, Jason Shaw and Bubba McDonald attending in person and Commissioners Alicia Johnson and Tricia Pridemoore attending virtually. Georgia regulators voted Tuesday to move forward with an investigation into whether Georgia Power’s largest customers, including data centers, are shifting fuel costs onto households and small businesses.
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Data centers are transforming Georgia Power’s future. What’s the risk?

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By Margaret Walker Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
PSC staff warned that as data centers account for a larger share of Georgia Power's total capacity, "the ability to mitigate the risks to existing customers may face additional challenges." PSC also reserved the right to object to certifying any new capacity without signed contracts from large-load customers to back it up.
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Data centers are transforming Georgia Power’s future. What’s the risk?

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By Margaret Walker Verified
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An aerial view of the Meta’s Stanton Springs Data Center on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Newton County, Georgia. The data center was built in two phases and broke ground on the first phase in 2018. (Katie Tucker/The Telegraph) In the past six months, Georgia Power has gotten approval to build nearly 10,000 megawatts of new generation capacity and search for up to 6,000 more — a potential addition that could more than double the company's generation capacity.
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