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Atlanta: what a 50 MW connection costs under Georgia Power
What does a 50 MW connection cost in Atlanta?
In short. 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).
Sources
- Open Factory Large-Load Cost Table
- psc.ga.gov (2025-01-23)
- psc.ga.gov (2026-03)
- georgiapower.com (June 2026)
- utilitydive.com (2026-08-04)
Data as of August 21, 2026. This page is rebuilt from the same table the Large-Load Interconnection Cost, the API and the MCP server read, so the figures cannot differ. Also available as plain markdown. Cite as Open Factory, Atlanta: what a 50 MW connection costs under Georgia Power, August 21, 2026.
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