Residents ask whether data centers will raise utility bills and lower property values
Attendees asked whether Georgia Power discounts to data centers shift infrastructure costs to residents, how water and electricity use will be paid for and whether property values could decline; staff said utility arrangements are handled by utilities and some protections will come from siting and permitting.
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Multiple residents raised concerns about utility pricing, infrastructure costs and property values if data centers locate near neighborhoods. Katie Davis, a Richmond County resident and co-president of the League of Women Voters of the CSRA, said she is worried that "Georgia Power charges these places less than 0.1 of what they charge us for power" and that residents could end up funding upgrades to serve large facilities.
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