Coweta Co. transmission lines
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- Sep 2NEWS·GeorgiaA 14-year-old Georgia girl was beaten with a golf club during a fight near a bus stop, resulting in head injuries requiring staples. A 36-year-old mother and her two teenage daughters face aggravated assault charges in connection with the incident.WSFA · Georgia
- Aug 13LAWSUIT·Fayette Co., GAThe Flint Riverkeeper and local homeowners have issued a formal intent to sue QTS Data Center in Fayetteville, alleging the facility has discharged contaminated runoff carrying dirt and metal concentrations into a creek feeding the Flint River, which supplies drinking water to over 400,000 people in metro Atlanta. The notice gives QTS 60 days to resolve the issues before federal litigation proceeds.Atlanta News First · Fayette Co., GA · also at Atlanta News First
- Aug 12MORATORIUM·Effingham Co., GAGeorgia is facing growing opposition to rapid data center expansion, with communities citing concerns over water consumption, power demand, noise, and loss of green space. Multiple municipalities have implemented or proposed moratoriums and stricter regulations, while residents have challenged specific projects over environmental and cultural preservation issues.Yahoo · Effingham Co., GA
- Aug 6NEWS·Fulton Co., GANationally, 1,878 public schools sit within a mile of at least one data center or approved future facility, with California accounting for 602 of those schools. Research from Brown University shows students attending school near data centers have lower math scores than those farther away.laschoolreport.com · Fulton Co., GA
- Jul 30
- Jul 26VOTE·Coweta Co., GAGeorgia Power is using eminent domain to acquire over 300 parcels, including nearly 30 homes, for a 35-mile transmission line, with 70-80% of the new capacity serving data centers. Residents in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Ohio are mounting legal challenges, arguing the project primarily benefits private companies rather than serving a legitimate public infrastructure need.Startup Fortune · Coweta Co., GA
- Jul 26VOTE·GeorgiaGeorgia Power is expanding its electrical grid with over 1,000 miles of transmission lines across 330 parcels to support new AI data center projects, which would displace nearly 30 residential properties through sales or eminent domain. The utility's Ashley Park-Wansley Transmission Project affects a 35-mile stretch across four counties, with reports suggesting 70-80% of the generated power will serve data centers.Fortune · Georgia
- Jul 26VOTE·Coweta Co., GAA Coweta County, Georgia resident who relocated seeking rural quietness discovered a proposed 4.9 million square-foot hyperscale data center could be built nearby. The resident created a Facebook group that grew to over 8,000 members opposing Project Sail, though the county board approved it 3-2 in a vote citing long-term financial benefits.The Cool Down · Coweta Co., GA
- Jul 22NEWS·Fulton Co., GAA dozen protesters rallied at the Georgia State Capitol on July 18 against rapid data center construction, citing concerns about community input, noise, water use, and energy grid strain. A Georgia Tech analysis found data centers can increase local electricity prices by 5 percent.The Cool Down · Fulton Co., GA
- Jul 21LAWSUIT·Coweta Co., GACitizens for Rural Coweta has collected 11,440 signatures in its petition drive seeking a countywide referendum to challenge the county's decision allowing data centers as a special use in unincorporated areas. The group is about 82 percent toward its goal of 14,000 signatures and plans to seek 14,000 to 16,000 total to account for verification.The Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Jul 18UTILITIES·GeorgiaA Georgia family sold their home to Georgia Power rather than face seizure through eminent domain after the utility company decided to build a transmission line for new AI data centers. The utility says it worked to negotiate in good faith, while the family's mother characterized the land acquisition as theft by a billion-dollar company from people unable to fight back.Futurism · Georgia
- Jul 18VOTE·GeorgiaMultiple states are facing landowner disputes as utilities propose transmission lines to serve data center developments. The projects in Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Indiana involve eminent domain concerns, with utilities arguing the lines support broader grid needs while some landowners contend they primarily serve individual data center customers.Newsweek · Georgia
- Jun 4NEWS·GeorgiaHeadline onlyConstruction Review · Georgia
- May 17NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyOperation Sports · Coweta Co., GA
- May 14NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline only11Alive.com · Coweta Co., GA
- Apr 10NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyData Center Dynamics · Coweta Co., GA
- Apr 9NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Business Journals · Coweta Co., GA
- Feb 9NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Aug 22VOTE·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Jan 15NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Jan 13NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Jan 8ZONING·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Oct 25NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Sep 26NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Jul 23NEWS·GeorgiaHeadline onlyGeorgia Recorder · Georgia
- Mar 21NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA
- Jul 9NEWS·Coweta Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Newnan Times-Herald · Coweta Co., GA