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Senate committee approves Summers substitute on data‑center cost protections after debate with PSC and Georgia Power
Summary
The Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee debated competing substitutes to Senate Bill 34 defining large electric loads and whether statutory language would tie the Public Service Commission; after agency testimony and industry input the committee approved the Summers substitute (0584s) 9–3, sending the bill to Rules.
The Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee advanced a substitute to Senate Bill 34 that aims to protect residential and small business electric customers from bearing costs associated with serving large new electric loads, including data centers, after extended testimony from the Public Service Commission (PSC), Georgia Power and industry stakeholders.
Senator Hufstedler introduced competing substitutes that differ mainly in whether the statute should prescribe specific rate‑making treatment (section B in one substitute) or instead codify contract and rule requirements and leave rate‑making flexibility to the PSC (the other substitute). The sponsor framed the core question as whether protections should be specified in statute to prevent cost shifting to…
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