AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Power Crunch: BloombergNEF projects U.S. data center demand could hit 194 gigawatts by 2035, with facilities using about 20% of U.S. electricity—far beyond today’s 5.9%, as AI campuses multiply and the grid struggles to keep up. Georgia Power + OpenAI: Georgia Power signed a 25-year deal with OpenAI for “Project Camellia” in Effingham County, while OpenAI also plans a $20 billion AI data center campus in the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub. Local Backlash + Policy: Chamblee approved a pause on data center applications, and Cherokee County approved a data center moratorium—showing how water, noise, and zoning concerns are shaping where projects land. Industrial Costs Watch: Georgia’s industrial producer price index rose 5.9% year-over-year in June, according to Geostat. Food Safety: Fresh & Ready Foods recalled spicy breakfast burritos in eight states (including Georgia) over undeclared soy/sausage after customer reports. Consumer Tech + Privacy: Attorney General Chris Carr says 23andMe’s bankruptcy settlement will pay Georgia $452,232 after a 2023 genetic data breach affected 171,125 Georgians.
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