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Recent Georgia data center news

• Nov 7, 2025 · RMI

  Rewiring Utility Planning for the Age of Rapid Load Growth

  RMI offers ways to accelerate utility planning and procurement to keep pace with rapid large-load growth and avoid costly over- or under-building of grid capacity. Contact: Charles Cannon (ccannon@rmi.org); attend RMI staff at the upcoming National Association of Regulatory Commissioners Conference in Seattle.

  • Main announcement/action: RMI recommends faster, adaptive utility planning and procurement processes to address rapidly rising load forecasts (Engage & Act shows aggregate 2035 demand forecasts rose >20% from Dec 2020 to Jun 2025). Key specifics include Georgia Power’s 2030 demand rising by 7 GW between 2022 and 2025 IRPs, utilities receiving hundreds of megawatts of load requests quarterly, and the IRP update cadence averaging 2.83 years. RMI cites a Virginia utility example estimating ~$2 billion in one-time costs from early overbuilding and a similar ~$2 billion potential loss in Virginia GDP from underbuilding.
  • Background and other details: RMI documents concrete planning frictions and proposed fixes: 2 years typical lead time to build fastest utility-scale resources; examples of interim updates include Georgia Power (quarterly large-load updates) and NV Energy (5 IRP amendments in 3 years); proposed tools include stochastic planning, more frequent interim procurements, tariff-based large load options (e.g., Nevada’s Clean Transition Tariff), and alternative modeling approaches explored by Telos Energy and GridLab.
• Nov 6, 2025

  50 States of Power Decarbonization Q3 2025: States Work to Accelerate Clean Energy Project Development and Define “Large” Load Customers

  The NC Clean Energy Technology Center released the Q3 2025 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization quarterly report.

  • Key announcement: The Q3 2025 report documents that 48 states and Puerto Rico took a total of 384 actions related to electric power decarbonization and resource planning in Q3 2025, with 234 introduced bills (not yet passed a chamber). The report also summarizes planned capacity additions from integrated resource plans: solar 87,539 MW, natural gas 77,145 MW, wind 43,031 MW, storage 39,310 MW, and planned coal retirements 33,424 MW. Top active states listed are North Carolina, California, and Minnesota (followed by Indiana, Missouri, and Oregon).

  • Background and details: The report identifies three trends: (1) states responding to federal clean energy policy changes (citing the passage of OBBBA) and accelerating project development (focus on permitting and interconnection), (2) states/utilities reconsidering demand thresholds for large load customers (e.g., data centers), and (3) state regulators revising integrated resource planning rules. The report highlights five specific Q3 developments, including North Carolina lawmakers repealing interim emission targets, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approving a new NIPSCO subsidiary for large loads, Ohio approving an AEP Ohio customer class for data centers, the Southwest Power Pool’s new interconnection policy for large loads, and Georgia/Virginia regulators approving IRPs for Georgia Power and Dominion Energy.

• Nov 5, 2025

  Vantage Data Centers Names Christophe Strauven Chief Commercial Officer, North America

  Vantage Data Centers has appointed Christophe Strauven as chief commercial officer (CCO) for North America.

  • Main announcement: Vantage Data Centers named Christophe Strauven as Chief Commercial Officer, North America, responsible for commercial strategy, capital allocation, partnerships, commercial deal structuring and portfolio management; the announcement was issued via Business Wire from Denver.
  • Background and details: Strauven brings 30 years of experience, previously served as CFO for North America and SVP, Capital Markets at Vantage; earlier roles include Managing Director at Digital Colony (now DigitalBridge Group, Inc.), over a decade at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta, and roles at Goldman Sachs (London) and Boston Consulting Group (Brussels, Paris).
• Oct 8, 2025

  EPA Extends Steam-Electric Wastewater Deadlines to 2034, Citing Grid Reliability and Rising Power Demand

  The U.S. EPA proposed and issued a companion direct final rule to extend seven compliance deadlines in the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs), moving several zero-discharge deadlines and adjusting NOPP timelines to address grid reliability concerns.

  • Main action: The EPA published a proposed rule (Federal Register entry Oct. 2, 2025) and a companion direct final rule to extend seven ELG compliance deadlines: it would push zero-discharge deadlines for FGD wastewater, bottom-ash transport water, and coal combustion residual (CCR) leachate from Dec. 2029 to Dec. 31, 2034, and extend the Notice of Planned Participation (NOPP) filing deadline for permanent coal cessation to Dec. 31, 2031; the direct final rule would take effect 60 days after publication unless adverse comments prompt withdrawal.

  • Background & implementation details: The agency tied the change to grid reliability and rising power demand, cited petitions from Edison Electric Institute, Utility Water Act Group, and America’s Power, and requested detailed pilot- and full-scale data (thermal evaporation, crystallization, membrane-filtration) plus engineering cost estimates, firm bids, and vendor quotes to inform any future BAT reconsideration; the EPA is accepting public comments through Nov. 3 and projected up to $200 million in annualized electricity cost savings once finalized.

• Oct 6, 2025

  Storion Energy Appoints Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer

  Storion Energy has announced the appointment of Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer.

  • Main announcement: Storion Energy appointed Sue Ozdemir as CEO to lead efforts to rapidly scale domestic production of vanadium electrolyte and power assembly stacks for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs), targeting long-duration energy storage demand from data centers and AI industries. The announcement names Mike Judd (Chairman of the Board, and CEO & President of Stryten Energy) as the spokesperson welcoming the appointment.
  • Background & details: Storion Energy is a joint venture between Stryten Energy LLC and Largo Clean Energy Corp. (a Largo Inc. subsidiary) to establish a vertically integrated domestic supply chain for VRFB LDES; facilities are located in Alpharetta, Georgia and Wilmington, Massachusetts. VRFB solutions are described as providing four or more hours of storage; Ozdemir’s prior roles include CEO of Exro Technologies, Wolong Electric America, and GE Power Conversion; she holds an Executive MBA from the University of Fredericton and was named a 2025 Canada Clean50 Honoree.
• Oct 6, 2025

  Storion Energy Appoints Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer

  Storion Energy has announced the appointment of Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer.

  • Main announcement: Storion Energy LLC appointed Sue Ozdemir as CEO to lead commercialization and scaling of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) components and vanadium electrolyte production; Storion is a joint venture between Stryten Energy LLC and Largo Clean Energy Corp. and has locations in Alpharetta, Georgia and Wilmington, Massachusetts.
  • Background and details: Ozdemir brings more than two decades of leadership in electric motors and batteries (former CEO roles at Exro Technologies, Wolong Electric America, and GE Power Conversion); Storion aims to supply power assembly stacks and competitively-priced vanadium electrolyte for utility-scale VRFB long-duration energy storage to meet demand from data centers and AI and other commercial/industrial users. Contact provided: Melissa Floyd, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Digital Marketing, Stryten Energy, phone 678.599.9887, email melissa.floyd@stryten.com.
• Oct 6, 2025

  Storion Energy Appoints Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer

  Storion Energy announced the appointment of Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer.

  • Main announcement: Sue Ozdemir named CEO to lead commercialization and rapid scale-up of domestically produced vanadium electrolyte and power assembly stacks for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) solutions, targeting increased long-duration energy storage needs for data centers and AI industries in the U.S.; quoted endorsement from Mike Judd (Chairman of the Board, Storion Energy; CEO & President, Stryten Energy).
  • Background and details: Storion Energy is a joint venture between Stryten Energy LLC and Largo Clean Energy Corp. (a subsidiary of Largo Inc.) to support scalable domestic vanadium electrolyte production and a vertically integrated supply chain for utility-scale VRFB LDES; company locations in Alpharetta, Georgia and Wilmington, Massachusetts; VRFB solutions provide four or more hours of energy storage. Additional bio/background: Ozdemir previously served as CEO of Exro Technologies, Wolong Electric America / GE Motor Division, and GE Power Conversion; holds an Executive MBA from the University of Fredericton and was named a 2025 Canada Clean50 Honoree.
• Sep 3, 2025

  New Data Center Developments: September 2025

  DataCenterKnowledge published a curated roundup of recent global data center project announcements and large power and financing deals.

  • Key development summary: The roundup details multiple major projects and deals, including Equinix’s new partnerships with Radiant, ULC-Energy, and Stellaria for next-gen nuclear power and expanded solid-oxide fuel cell use with Bloom Energy; Caterpillar agreed with Joule Capital Partners to provide 4 GW of CHP power for a planned Utah campus (target launch sometime next year); Meta’s Hyperion Louisiana campus is expected to consume up to 5 GW; CoreWeave bought a 102-acre campus for $322 million; Vantage revealed plans to invest over $25 billion in a 1.4 GW / 1,200-acre Texas campus; EdgeConneX and Lambda are developing a 30+ MW dual-city AI data center in Chicago and Atlanta; Oracle / Elea / Rio de Janeiro target 1.5 GW by 2027 (expandable to 3.2 GW by 2032) for ‘Rio AI City’.
  • Background and technical/financial details: The article frames projects against record-breaking demand and grid limitations; it notes energy and cooling approaches such as CHP and captured waste heat, solid-oxide fuel cells, high-voltage battery storage, and CDC Australia’s proposed 200 MW campus with a closed-loop zero-water primary cooling system. It also lists financing and deal figures: QTS announcing a $10 billion campus, STACK investing $1.66 billion in Johor, NEXTDC adding A$3.5 billion new debt within A$6.4 billion total facilities, and Keppel raising $4.9 billion this year toward a $150 billion funds target by 2030.
• Aug 19, 2025

  Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

• Aug 18, 2025

  Data center vacancies plummet amid power supply constraints