Grid region
Data centers on the Southeast utilities grid
Most of the Southeast is served by vertically integrated utilities rather than an RTO market, including Georgia Power, TVA, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy South Carolina.
Campuses51 four-bolt, 2 three-bolt
Announced8,476 MWAt full buildout
Expected by 20302,860 MWPeak not yet calibrated
Gas burn340 MMcf/dAverage day
What is happening
- The Georgia PSC approved about 10 GW of new capacity for Georgia Power (about 6 GW gas) in December 2025.
- Southern Company reports 17 GW of contracted large load, including a 3.2 GW, 25-year Georgia Power contract for an OpenAI campus near Savannah.
- Kinder Morgan's Mississippi Crossing and SSE4 pipelines (3.4 Bcf/d combined) were approved by FERC and are being challenged in court.
Load and gas by 2030
- Expected load by 2030
- 2,860 MW
- Grid-served
- 1,960 MW
- On-site (behind the meter)
- 900 MW
- Share of system peak
- Peak not yet calibrated
- Added gas burn
- 340 MMcf/d average day
- Gas share of new supply (assumption)
- 75% (method)
Campuses on this grid
| Campus | Location | Status | Announced MW | Expected MW 2030 | Power supply | Gas MMcf/d | Impact | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI Colossus 1 + 2xAI · DC-004 | Memphis / Southaven, TN | Operating, expanding | 1,000 | 900 | Grid + on-site gas | 148.6 | B | |
| OpenAI Project CamelliaOpenAI · DC-033 | Effingham County, GA | Approved | 3,210 | 626 | Grid (Georgia Power) | 61.2 | B | |
| Microsoft Fairwater AtlantaMicrosoft · DC-009 | Fayetteville, GA | Operating, expanding | 636 | 572 | Grid | 55.9 | C | |
| Project BunkhouseTaurus / Digital Realty · DC-052 | Stilesboro, GA | Announced | 1,830 | 384 | Not disclosed | 37.6 | C | |
| Paducah GDP AI CampusBrookfield / NextEra · DC-056 | Kevil, KY | Announced | 1,800 | 378 | Not disclosed | 36.9 | C |
Sources
- Georgia PSC gives the green light to Georgia Power's data center-spurred expansionGPB · Dec 19, 2025
- PSC unanimously votes to approve Georgia Power's data center planSouthern Environmental Law Center · Dec 19, 2025Advocacy
- Southern Co. contracted large load reaches 17 GWUtility Dive · Aug 4, 2026
- Excessive forecasts of data center growth are behind the push to build two large natural gas pipelines in the SoutheastIEEFA · Jun 25, 2026Advocacy-aligned research
- 500 miles of pipeline to serve data center demand faces legal battleGPB · Oct 6, 2026