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Recent Georgia data center news

• Aug 6, 2026

  The 50 States of Power Decarbonization: States Pull Back on Clean Energy Commitments While Governors Step In to Address Large Load Additions in Q2 2026

  The NC Clean Energy Technology Center has released its Q2 2026 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization, summarizing state and utility actions on clean energy, emissions targets, large load customers, and resource planning.

  • The report says all 50 states and Puerto Rico took 564 actions in Q2 2026, with about 650 introduced bills also under consideration; planned capacity additions in recent IRPs totaled 77,810 MW gas, 72,193 MW solar, 43,017 MW storage, 12,615 MW nuclear, and 12,327 MW wind.
  • It highlights policy trends including pullbacks on clean energy policies, governor actions on large load customers, and requirements that large load customers contribute to programs such as low-income support and energy efficiency; top developments included New York delaying an emissions target, Georgia Power‘s BYONCE program, and Pennsylvania adopting a statewide model large load tariff.
• Aug 4, 2026

  Annual Georgia Environmental Conference 2026

  Troutman Pepper Locke environmental attorneys will attend and speak at the Annual Georgia Environmental Conference 2026 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

  • The conference runs August 19–21, 2026 and includes sessions on data center permitting, air regulations, Georgia EPD Land Protection Branch updates, women in industry, and EPA RMP requirements.
  • Named speakers are James Beers, Jr., Melissa Horne, Mack McGuffey, and Karlie Clemons Webb; the agenda lists Mack McGuffey for the data center permitting panel on Wednesday, Melissa Horne for two Thursday sessions, Karlie Webb for the Georgia EPD update, and James Beers for the Friday RMP panel.
• Aug 4, 2026

  New Data Center Developments: August 2026

  This article is a curated monthly roundup of data center news, summarizing multiple announcements, reported deals, and policy actions across regions.

  • It highlights several new project announcements and construction updates, including Meta’s 5 GW Hyperion expansion, OpenAI’s Project Camellia in Georgia, Iron Mountain’s 48 MW RCH-1 break ground, and Meta’s 1 GW Canadian campus in Alberta.
  • It also covers policy and market developments such as New York’s permit pause for sites over 50 MW, Texas’s ERCOT queue audit, North Carolina’s tax change, Nebraska’s incentive block, plus large capital figures including €1.5 billion, $38.4 billion, $500 million, $400 million, and $10 billion across various projects.
• Jul 28, 2026

  Core Scientific Doubles AI Capacity to 1.1 GW in $14B AMD Deal

  Core Scientific has announced a 15-year infrastructure agreement with AMD to expand its leased AI data center capacity to approximately 1.1 GW.

  • The agreement covers 530 MW across five campuses and represents more than $14 billion in potential base contracted revenue; it begins in 2027 and gives AMD exclusive rights to reserve up to an additional 2 GW of future capacity.
  • Core Scientific said the broader contracted AI portfolio now totals approximately 1.1 GW and more than $24 billion in potential contracted revenue; deliveries will begin at the Pecos, Texas campus in the first half of 2027, with development also advancing in Hunt, Texas; Muskogee, Oklahoma; Auburn, Alabama; and Dalton, Georgia through 2028.
• Jul 26, 2026

  Virginia Study on Groundwater and Data Centers Calls for Tighter Water Regulations

  Virginia has released a long-delayed groundwater study examining eastern-region aquifer supply and the possible impact of data centers, and the report urges stricter groundwater regulations.

  • The report says regulators should have more authority to reject industrial water withdrawal permits, require applicants to examine surface water or water reuse, and strengthen planning and staffing/equipment funding for water management.
  • It finds groundwater in Virginia’s eastern coastal plain is constrained, with declining availability likely, and says a data center using evaporative cooling would probably not find a reliable groundwater supply anywhere in the region.
  • The report was provided to AP by Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office after more than six months of withholding; AP says the report had been due in January and was released in July 2026.
• Jul 24, 2026

  The Gigawatt Buildout Faces the Execution Test

  The article is an analysis and commentary piece about the data center and AI infrastructure market, highlighting several recent announcements and deals rather than a single new announcement by one entity.

  • Alphabet raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $195 billion-$205 billion, while OpenAI said it is developing Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia with 3.2 GW of power to be delivered from 2028 through 2032.
  • The piece also cites the $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers by BlackRock, MGX and GIP, Hut 8‘s 15-year, 352 MW lease in Texas, and several financing and permitting pressures, including a possible $7 billion collateral requirement for Oracle in Wisconsin and $12 billion of financing for Meta’s Texas project.
• Jul 24, 2026

  Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticism

  President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge by U.S. power producers and data centers to fund or build energy infrastructure for AI-related power demand while claiming consumers would be shielded from higher electricity costs.

  • Trump said at an Environmental Protection Agency event that America’s largest tech companies have committed to fund or build the energy infrastructure needed for the grid, and that they would get the right to build their own power plants.
  • The article frames the pledge as non-binding and notes criticism from Climate Power and other opponents; it also cites PJM Interconnection capacity-market charges of $6.3 billion for data centers and EIA forecasts of rising residential electricity prices in 2026 and 2027.
• Jul 23, 2026

  White House Expands Data Center Ratepayer Pledge as Congress Moves to Codify Protections

  The White House expanded its voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge to 187 utilities, electric cooperatives, and data-center developers, while Congress advanced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act from committee 52-0.

  • The White House said the pledge now covers 187 organizations plus 23 governors, and the coalition “protects” 263 million Americans; signatories commit to fund generation and grid upgrades for their data-center loads without shifting costs to other ratepayers.
  • The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced H.R. 9340 on July 21; the bill would require state regulators and nonregulated utilities to consider a large-load standard for sites with at least 100 MW peak demand and recover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades. New York’s Executive Order 62 separately put permits for 50 MW+ data centers on hold pending an environmental review.
• Jul 17, 2026

  Project Tango Denial Challenges Wall Street's AI Power Bet

  Palm Beach County has rejected Project Tango, a proposed 600 MW AI-focused campus, after commissioners voted 5–1 against the application. The story is an analysis of local permitting risk and AI load forecasting, not a first-person corporate announcement.

  • Commissioners voted 5–1 to reject Project Tango, despite months of redesigns, updated technical studies, and a recommendation for approval from county planning staff.
  • Jefferies estimated Florida Power & Light’s capital plan through 2032 includes about 6 GW of prospective data center load, equal to roughly $12 billion in capital investment and 12% of planned spending; the denial was without prejudice.
  • The filing described Project Tango as a 600 MW campus supporting AI and cloud workloads and relying on battery energy storage rather than routine diesel-generator operation.
• Jul 17, 2026

  New York State just hit pause on the AI data center boom

  New York State has announced a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers while it develops a regulatory framework for permitting, community impacts, and grid protection.

  • Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order described as the “nation’s first moratorium” on new hyperscale data centers, with the state halting environmental permits for up to one year.
  • New York will create a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) and a Community Investment Framework (CIF) within 60 days; the article also says the state is considering a fund tied to aging grid infrastructure and clean energy procurement.
  • The proposed community contribution is $1 million per megawatt (MW) of anticipated utility demand per project, implying $50 million for 50 MW and $400 million for 400 MW.
  • The piece is a news analysis/commentary article about policy and industry impacts, not a first-hand company announcement; it references prior and current policy moves in New York and quotes analysts on likely market effects.