Advocates Challenge Georgia Power’s Overbuilt, Flawed Data Center Plan - CleanTechnica

Environmental groups including the Sierra Club, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Southern Environmental Law Center have criticized Georgia Power’s plan to build what would be the most expensive gas plants in the U.S., specifically targeting the proposed Plant McIntosh project. They argue that Georgia Power has not provided sufficient justification for this large-scale gas infrastructure, relying instead on vague assurances that fossil fuel generation will be beneficial in the future. The groups contend that this plan will burden Georgia consumers with unnecessary costs and that the company’s load forecasts and strategies to protect customers from rising energy prices are questionable. Michael Hawthorne of the Sierra Club emphasized that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) and Georgia Power appear to be aligned only in allowing the utility to proceed without adequate accountability or transparent data to support the plan. He called on the PSC to demand rigorous evidence and to reconsider the request for proposals (RFP) associated with the project. The Sierra Club, as America’s largest grassroots environmental organization, continues to advocate for clean