re: Looks like you will have higher electric rates due to data centers

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Are you referring to Vogtle? Unit 3 and 4 ended up being $20 billion over budget. Georgia Power increased their rates to pay for the costs overruns because they only budgeted $14 billion.

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Yes, but as of this month, rates are being cut again, despite data centers going up all over the place.

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Georgia Power is lowering overall rates, providing the typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month with savings of about $4.04 per month (roughly $50 a year). This rate reduction applies to both fuel and storm cost recovery and took effect on June 1.Here are the key details and what you should know about your electric bills:Lower Bills: The reduction is part of a broader $285 million annual savings plan approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC).The Catch: While your rate is dropping, your monthly total might still feel higher due to the annual shift to higher summer electricity rates and increased energy usage as temperatures rise.Rate Freeze: This recent cut comes in addition to an active base rate freeze—which keeps the base costs of maintaining the electric grid stable—that is scheduled to run through 2028.Time-of-Use Options: Depending on your lifestyle, you can maximize your savings by switching to different billing plans. For example, the Overnight Advantage Rate Plan offers cheaper prices for using electricity during overnight hours (11 p.m.–7 a.m.), while the Nights & Weekends Rate Plan offers lower rates during off-peak windows

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So his defense to “this is going to take too much energy” is “don’t worry, you already didn’t have enough”?

Bold strategy

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They get billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions, tens of millions of dollars in property tax abatements, occupy thousands of acres, consume gobs of resources and produce next to no permanent jobs. And by the time they are online, the permanent jobs will be reduced by improvements in technology.

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Tell me you haven’t read agreements without telling me.

The most recent agreement in Rapids has them paying taxes up front to the tune of millions of dollars. They are providing a huge investment into the parish because they know the impact they will cause. The deal is set up that certain tax payments must be made or they don’t get your tax credits you’re so worried about.

And, the state legislature has written into state law that rates can’t go up on other rate payers due to the infrastructure needed. These data centers must pay for these costs, which they do because the land is so cheap for them.

You chicken littles need to actually read agreements before you spew absolute bullshite….oh, and the water supply is nothing like the first and second gen units which sucked a ton of water. These are closed loop systems that do not drain local water supplies dry.

I’m just sick and fricking tired of dumbasses throwing out Facebook boomer idiocracy without actually reading what is going on.

/rant

You can build anything in Louisiana if you line the pockets of the right people.

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Yall only have yourselves to blame at this point.

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Really motherfricker? How bout
You define “yall”. I haven’t voted for a single politician that’s currently in office. At any level. This ain’t no yall.
You can blame me for staying. That’s on me. But you sure as shite can’t blame me for those in office.

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deeprig9

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you have ghetto democrat leaders

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He added that Entergy has been projecting capacity deficits starting in 2027

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This is true.

It would also help if a lot of the agreements between the state and meta were NOT redacted.

Why in the flying frick would you keep terms hidden from the public??? Only one reason I can think of

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This is true.

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Ok but has to be industrial caused

It’s not residential or commercial

Data center consumes more = data center pays for what they consume. Seems straightforward to me.