Georgia Power Large Load Contract Filing (Docket 44280)

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

An intervenor letter to the commission identifies the docket, the specific filing and the terms at issue in the OpenAI large-load contract

Key data: Georgia PSC Docket No. 44280 (Georgia Power 2022 Rate Case); Document Filing #227259, "Large Load Contract Filing - 7.15.26"; 3.2 gigawatt projected OpenAI load requiring roughly 3,000 MW of generation; intervenors urged a 500 MW / $1 billion approval threshold, minimum billing demand of at least 80 percent (90 percent under consideration) and contract terms of at least twenty years; objection deadline August 14, 2026

Limitation: This is an intervenor filing, not a commission order; the recommended terms are advocacy positions, not approved conditions

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Contract review / executed filing

Project-level large-load contract review at the PSC: NRDC, Sierra Club Georgia Chapter, and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy asked Staff to object to **Document Filing #227259** ("Large Load Contract Filing – 7.15.26") covering an **OpenAI** load projected at **3.2 gigawatts**, requiring roughly **3,000 MW of generation** — potentially the largest single electric load addition in Georgia history — and to recommend rejection absent enforceable consumer protections; requested objection deadline **August 14, 2026**. The docket record shows a Large Load Contract Review Extension Letter (8/13/2026) and an **Executed Large Load Contract** filed **8/27/2026**.

Key data: OpenAI load 3.2 GW / ~3,000 MW generation; Filing #227259 (7/15/2026); executed contract filed 2026-08-27

Status date: 2026-08-27

Limitation: No interconnection queue position, queue number, or requested in-service date is stated; the PSC docket index entries were read via search results. Whether the 8/27/2026 executed contract is the OpenAI contract is not established. (confidence detail: VERIFIED_PRIMARY (advocacy letter to PSC) / CORROBORATED (docket index))

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