Senate committee approves Summers substitute on data‑center cost protections after debate with PSC and Georgia Power The Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee debated competing substitutes to Senate Bill 34 defining large electric loads and whether statutory language would tie the Public Service Commission; after agency testimony and industry input the committee approved the Summers substitute (0584s) 9–3, sending the bill to Rules.

The Senate committee just advanced a pivotal bill that aims to shield residential and small business customers from the rising costs associated with massive new electric loads like data centers.

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