# Atlanta: what a 50 MW connection costs under Georgia Power

URL: https://open-factory.com/power/atlanta/
Data as of: 2026-08-21
Publisher: Open Factory, https://open-factory.com

**What does a 50 MW connection cost in Atlanta?** In Atlanta, Georgia Power connects a 50 MW load under PSC large-load rule for customers at or above 100 MW; TOU-SC-16 customer-specific pricing; standard tariffs below 100 MW, docket Georgia PSC rule adopted 2025-01-23 (effective 2025-02-01) under docket 55378. Minimum billing requirements for 100 MW+ contracts (level customer-specific). Term: up to 15 years for 100 MW+ (was 5). Realistic energization: 2031. Open Factory's Large-Load Cost Table, as of August 21, 2026.

## Facts

- Market: Atlanta, GA (Southern (non-RTO))
- Utility: Georgia Power
- Tariff or rule: PSC large-load rule for customers at or above 100 MW; TOU-SC-16 customer-specific pricing; standard tariffs below 100 MW
- Docket: Georgia PSC rule adopted 2025-01-23 (effective 2025-02-01) under docket 55378; TOU-SC-16 effective June 2026 bills
- Status: approved
- Large-load threshold: 100 MW (rule); 50 MW takes standard tariffs
- Study fee: not published in sources opened
- Security or collateral: customer-specific (Southern cites high collateral requirements for large loads; amounts not public)
- Minimum bill: minimum billing requirements for 100 MW+ contracts (level customer-specific); standard schedules below 100 MW carry only a basic-service minimum
- Contract term: up to 15 years for 100 MW+ (was 5); TOU-HLF-17 and other standard schedules 1 year
- Ramp: customer-specific
- Exit fee: termination payments in 100 MW+ contracts (Southern Q2 2026 call); amount customer-specific
- CIAC exposure: 100 MW+ customers pay site-specific costs plus upstream generation transmission and distribution costs as construction progresses; contracts filed with PSC 30 days before execution
- Realistic energization, 50 MW: 2031
- Verification: PARTIAL (rule and tariff sheets verified; fees and security not public)
- Data as of: August 21, 2026

## Questions

### What does a 50 MW connection cost in Atlanta?

Georgia Power: study fee not published in sources opened; collateral customer-specific (Southern cites high collateral requirements for large loads; amounts not public); minimum bill minimum billing requirements for 100 MW+ contracts (level customer-specific); standard schedules below 100 MW carry only a basic-service minimum; term up to 15 years for 100 MW+ (was 5); TOU-HLF-17 and other standard schedules 1 year.

### When can a 50 MW load be energized in Atlanta?

2031. JLL 2026 outlook: ~5 years average for a new 50 MW data center in Atlanta; OpenAI's 3.2 GW contract starts service in 2028; Southern has 17 GW contracted and 9.985 GW of new generation certified 2025-12-19.

### Which tariff applies to large loads in Atlanta?

PSC large-load rule for customers at or above 100 MW; TOU-SC-16 customer-specific pricing; standard tariffs below 100 MW; docket Georgia PSC rule adopted 2025-01-23 (effective 2025-02-01) under docket 55378; TOU-SC-16 effective June 2026 bills; status: approved.

### Is this rate proposed or approved?

Approved or in effect as of the data date (approved). PARTIAL (rule and tariff sheets verified; fees and security not public).

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## Sources

- [Open Factory Large-Load Cost Table](https://open-factory.com/models/large-load-cost-table/)
- [psc.ga.gov (2025-01-23)](https://psc.ga.gov/site/assets/files/8617/media_advisory_data_centers_rule_1-23-2025.pdf)
- [psc.ga.gov (2026-03)](https://psc.ga.gov/site/downloads/datacenterfactsheet.pdf)
- [georgiapower.com (June 2026)](https://www.georgiapower.com/content/dam/georgia-power/pdfs/tariffs/tou-sc.pdf)
- [utilitydive.com (2026-08-04)](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/southern-co-contracted-large-load-data-centers/826919/)

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