Council debates large-load data centers, service commitments and timing for new generation

Jun 8, 2026

Council members and staff discussed how data-center and other large-load proposals could consume Marietta’s excess generation, contract structures to avoid passing costs to residents, MEAG planning timelines and the possibility new generation would take several years to come online.

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Council members reviewed recent conversations about prospective data-center customers and what those contracts would mean for the city’s generation capacity.

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