For close to two years, Georgia Power has warned of an unprecedented wave of electricity demand coming to Georgia, driven almost entirely by the voracious energy needs of data centers targeting the Peach State for expansion.

The question is how large of a surge is coming — and how much of the enormous buildout of new power plants, battery storage systems, power lines and other infrastructure the utility is planning is actually needed?

Those issues were at the center of three days of hearings this week at the state Public Service Commission on Georgia Power’s “Integrated Resource Plan,” its road map for generating electricity for the next 20 years.

In March, the utility laid out its case to support the plan in front of the PSC . This week, witnesses for the PSC’s public interest st

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