Just over an hour before the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) convened for its last round of hearings regarding Georgia Power's request for unprecedented data center-driven grid expansion, the company made an announcement.

The day prior, on Dec. 9, Georgia Power signed a stipulated agreement with the PSC's Public Interest Advocacy (PIA) staff, accepting the utility's demand to develop nearly two Plant Vogtles worth of energy infrastructure by 2031, or half of its existing energy capacity.

The PIA is considered a separate body from the Commissioners, according to the PSC website . It advocates for the average residential customer, "usually opposing the utility's rate request."

And it seemed to be doing just that. On Nov. 12, the PIA advised the PSC to approve just a thir

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