Policy · 1h ago
Georgia Power Seizes 30 Homes for Grid Expansion Near Data Center
Georgia Power is acquiring 30 homes via sale or eminent domain to expand its power grid. The company denies the project is for a data center, but the substation it connects to is less than five miles from a massive data center. Affected residents say the expansion is driven by data center demand.
Meridian48 take
The denial strains credulity given the proximity to a data center, highlighting the tension between tech infrastructure and local communities.
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30 Georgia homes are being acquired via sale or eminent domain to expand power grid — one affected family member says it’s ‘for the data centers’ →
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