Statesboro's mayor and council voted 3-2 on August 18, 2026, with Mayor Jonathan McCollar breaking the tie, to rezone an almost 27 acre site on Burkhalter Road from high density residential to office and business for a two story, 230,000 square foot data center proposed by 4AM Development LLC, whose principals are based in Augusta and Savannah. The developers have applied to Georgia Power for up to 99 megawatts, though an earlier concept plan cited a lower 40 to 90 megawatt range, and a city funded study projected as much as 1.2 billion dollars in eventual investment. The rezoning is not the final step; the project still needs a separate special permit hearing under Statesboro's data center ordinance before construction can begin, and the vote followed a protest by about 100 residents outside city hall.
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Data centers in Bulloch County
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Power bills in Bulloch County
Most of the county is served by Georgia Power, with parts on Excelsior EMC or Planters EMC.
Base rate freeze through 2028 (docket 44280) holds base rates flat from July 2025. Fuel and storm riders are separate and can still move. 2026 fuel and storm cost settlement (docket 44280, 56765) takes about $4.04 a month off a typical bill from June 2026. The December 2025 certification of about 9,885 MW of new generation for data center load came with a promise of at least $8.50 a month of downward pressure on a typical bill in 2029 through 2031, because large customers are meant to carry more of the cost. Consumer groups warned it could instead add around $20 a month if the projected data center demand does not show up.
Georgia Power and the Georgia PSC Public Interest Advocacy Staff reached a stipulated agreement extending the alternate rate plan first approved in the 2022 rate case, keeping Georgia Power base electricity rates flat through at least 2028. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved the stipulation by vote on July 1, 2025, with a formal order issued July 31, 2025. The freeze applies only to base rates and does not limit separate fuel cost recovery or storm cost recovery charges, both of which can still change a residential bill during the freeze period. Georgia Power has said growth in large load customers such as data centers helped make the freeze possible by spreading fixed costs across a larger customer base.
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