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Georgia Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Georgia’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 2 utilities, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
Utilities
Georgia utilities and their large-load rules.
Georgia Power
GA · Non-RTO Southeast · Southern Company
ApprovedJan 2025PSC large-load rule for customers above 100 MW
Georgia regulators let Georgia Power hold new customers above 100 MW to longer contracts with minimum bills, and review each contract.
- Applies to: Above 100 MW
- Contracts of up to 15 years
- Minimum billing
- Covers transmission and distribution costs as construction proceeds
- Each contract filed with the PSC for review
Sources: Data Center Dynamics, Georgia PSC approves new billing rules for data centers and large load customers (2025); Atlanta News First, New Georgia Power rates approved for data centers to address 'staggering' energy use (2025); The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Power deal to serve $20B OpenAI data center under regulators' microscope (2026)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
TN, AL, MS, KY, GA, NC, VA · Non-RTO Southeast
ApprovedAug 2026Data center rate class with capacity commitment charge
TVA's board created a wholesale data center rate class, effective October 1, 2026, with a capacity commitment charge for new loads above 5 MW.
- Applies to: New or expanding data centers above 5 MW
- Capacity commitment charge of about $1.5 million per MW, paid over three to five years
- About 10% average bill impact, phased in over three fiscal years
- TVA board approval needed above 100 MW
- TVA reviews local power company contracts above 5 MW
Sources: WSMV, TVA approves 10% rate spike for data centers to protect household rate payers (2026); 256 Today, TVA board approves higher power rates for data centers (2026); Yahoo News, TVA keeps an eye on data center proposals (n.d.)
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Georgia: Georgia Power, PSC Rules, Water and Taxes
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- What the terms are if power is available
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BlackForge Data Centers. "Georgia data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/georgia
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