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June 19, 2026
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Tesla Slams Into a Texas Home, Killing a 76-Year-Old
June 23, 2026
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What to Know About a Cold Storage Warehouse Fire in Los Angeles
June 23, 2026
Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore.
40 Mayors Worldwide Endorse a Pact to Shape Data Center Development
June 23, 2026
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Feds Loan $26.5 billion to Georgia, Alabama for Electric Power Expansion
It could offset consumer costs as demand rises from data centers.
February 26, 2026
Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen is shown Oct. 18, 2025, in Euharlee, Ga.
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Georgia Regulators Approve Huge Electric Generation Increase for Data Centers
The move will be one of the biggest build-outs in the U.S. with construction costs at $16.3 billion.
December 22, 2025
Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, is a Coal power station, operating, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga.
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Georgia Power Says It Needs a Huge Increase In Power Capacity to Meet Data Center Demand
The company would need to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50%.
December 8, 2025
The proposed Freyr Georgia facility.
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Battery Firm Abandons Plan for a $2.6 Billion Plant in Georgia
The plant was supposed to hire more than 700 people.
February 10, 2025
A Rivian R1S is displayed outside of the auto manufacturer's new space at Ponce City Market on Oct. 19, 2023, in Atlanta.
Automotive
Biden Administration Will Loan $6.6 Billion to Rivian to Build Georgia Factory that Automaker Paused
The startup automaker paused the project as it struggled to become profitable.
November 26, 2024
JLG lifts are operated outside a Hanwha QCells Solar plant.
Energy
U.S. Government Will Loan $1.45 Billion to Help Build a Solar Plant in Georgia
The complex is worth $2.2B all together.
August 8, 2024
A truck leaves the site of a planned Rivian electric truck plant Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Rutledge,Ga.
Automotive
Automaker Rivian Pauses Construction of its $5B Electric Truck Plant in Georgia
Production of the R2 will instead begin at Rivian's existing plant in Normal, lllinois.
March 8, 2024
A Rivian R1S is displayed outside of the auto manufacturer's new space at Ponce City Market on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Atlanta.
Automotive
Electric Truck Maker Rivian Says Construction on Georgia Factory Will Proceed in 2024
The company currently produces its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV at a factory in Normal, Illinois.
October 20, 2023
An employee works on a solar panel inside the Hanwha Qcells Solar plant, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Dalton, Ga.
Manufacturing
Major Solar Panel Plant Opens in U.S.
It comes amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports.
October 18, 2023
Chancellor of the University System of Georgia Sonny Perdue, left, and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Euisun Chung hold up a new memorandum of understanding for future mobility collaboration during a ceremony at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
Automotive
Hyundai Rushing to Open Georgia Plant
The move is spurred by federal electric vehicle incentives that reward domestic production.
September 20, 2023
Chung Eui-sun, left, executive chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and Jose Munoz, president and COO of Hyundai, celebrate with a champagne toast during the official groundbreaking for the Hyundai Meta Plant on Oct. 25, 2022 in Ellabell, Ga.
Automotive
Hyundai Could Get $2.1B in Aid to Make Electric Cars in Georgia
The deal calls for Hyundai and battery maker LG Energy Solution to invest $7.6 billion.
September 13, 2023
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1st U.S. Nuclear Reactor Built from Scratch in Decades Enters Commercial Operation
At its full output of 1,100 megawatts of electricity, Unit 3 can power 500,000 homes and businesses.
July 31, 2023
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Georgia Power Says Vogtle Nuclear Reactor Delayed Another Month by Turbine Problem
The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. said the problem was a degraded seal.
June 19, 2023
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Georgia Nuclear Rebirth Arrives 7 Years Late, $17B Over Cost
They're the first U.S. reactors built from scratch in decades.
May 25, 2023