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How proposed Georgia law could change data centers' financial impact on local Georgians
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (60+ words) How proposed Georgia law could change data centers' financial impact on local Georgians13WMAZ How proposed Georgia law could change data centers' financial impact on local Georgians To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Download the 13WMAZ app Next up in…...
Georgia's data center boom could be coming for your electric bill. A new law might change that
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (547+ words) FORSYTH, Ga. " Data centers are moving into Central Georgia at a rapid pace, and they are bringing massive electricity demands with them. Now, state lawmakers are fighting over a simple but consequential question: who pays for all that power? The…...
Data centers raise environmental justice concerns in Georgia
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (51+ words) Data centers raise environmental justice concerns in Georgia11Alive.com Data centers raise environmental justice concerns in Georgia To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. Download the 11Alive app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video…...
Georgia Senate passes data center bill that would end $2.5B tax breaks
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (477+ words) A bill that would end tax breaks for data centers and keep ratepayers from footing the energy bills, made it through the Georgia Senate on Friday. Senate Bill 410 would not allow new data centers to receive the two tax breaks,…...
Georgia lawmakers move to wind down perks for data centers but otherwise leave oversight unchanged
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (563+ words) Billion Dollar Baby Bump In a year when Georgians were clamoring for state officials to rein in the unchecked growth of data centers, the Georgia Senate chose to pass a measure that critics say largely maintains the status quo. Senate…...
Georgia Senate passes bill on data center power costs
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (724+ words) ATLANTA "The Georgia Senate adopted legislation Friday, March 6, that would encourage judges to think of regular people when considering disputes about contracts between electric utilities and big customers like data centers. The legislation is aimed at shielding residential customers from…...
Georgia Senate votes to end tax breaks for new data centers
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (560+ words) In a year when Georgians were clamoring for state officials to rein in the unchecked growth of data centers, the Georgia Senate chose to pass a measure that critics say largely maintains the status quo. Senate Bill 410, sponsored by Newnan…...
Georgia Senate passes bill on data center power costs, sparking debate
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (675+ words) ATLANTA " The Georgia Senate adopted legislation Friday that would encourage judges to think of regular people when considering disputes about contracts between electric utilities and big customers like data centers. The legislation is aimed at shielding residential customers from Georgia…...
Georgia Senate votes to claw back data center tax breaks
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (835+ words) Georgia lawmakers got one step closer to clawing back the state sales tax breaks they put in place for data centers just eight years ago. The Georgia Senate Friday morning passed a bill that would repeal the sales tax exemptions…...
Senate passes data center bill that would end $2.5B tax breaks • The Georgia Virtue
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (513+ words) (The Center Square)" A bill that would end tax breaks for data centers and keep ratepayers from footing the energy bills, made it through the Georgia Senate on Friday. Senate Bill 410would not allow new data centers to receive the two…...