Georgia’s largest electric provider is going back on its promise to close coal plants across the state in the face of rising demand for energy, especially from large projects like data centers.

Georgia Power Co. says it wants to keep burning coal to meet what it forecasts as the state’s increasing electrical demand.

IRPs, typically updated every three years, outline the mix of energy sources Georgia Power intends to rely on for power generation during the next two decades. The 2025 IRP acknowledges a soaring ...

Georgia Power filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Georgia Public Service Commission this morning. An IRP is filed as part of an electric utility’s resource planning process, ...

Georgia Power projects that energy demand on its grid will grow by about 50% by the end of 2030 as large load customers, ...