October 30, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 30, 2026
Millions of Americans use AI daily. Yet the debate casts it as a gift to the rich and a threat to the rest: data centers will hike bills, robots will take jobs.
Topic: Data center
October 22, 2026 • Blog
Where Should Georgia Data Centers Go? Land Use and Zoning Explained
A factor in data center development: land use-decisions about where data centers are built, how sites are developed, and how they affect surrounding properties.
October 8, 2026 • Blog
Powering Data Centers While Protecting Georgia Ratepayers
Energy use raises a different set of questions and challenges. Inside a data center, electricity powers the servers that process information.
September 25, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 25, 2026
Much of the policy discussion around data center construction has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.
September 24, 2026 • Blog
How Much Water Do Data Centers Really Use?
The idea that data centers are a uniquely harmful strain on water supply does not hold up in comparison to other industries.
September 18, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 18, 2026
Much of the policy discussion around data center construction has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.
September 17, 2026 • Commentary
You’ve Already Used a Data Center Today
Much of the policy discussion around the construction of data centers has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.
September 4, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 4, 2026
Labor Day is the one holiday built entirely around work. Americans decided a long time ago that showing up and doing a job deserves recognition.
August 28, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 28, 2026
In case you've wondered why Georgia's flags are at half-staff, they're in honor of Dolly Parton.
August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 21, 2026
When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog
August 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 14, 2026
Data centers have become one of Georgia’s most contested land-use questions, and much of the fight has centered on water. The American Enterprise Institute’s Daniel Lyons argues that focus is […]
August 13, 2026 • American Enterprise Institute
The Water Fight over Data Centers Is a Distraction. The Grid Fight Is the Real Story.
America's almond growers use 70 to 90 times more water than every data center in the country combined — so why is water the argument everyone's having?
July 31, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 31, 2026
July 31 marks 114 years since the birth of Milton Friedman, the University of Chicago economist whose ideas reshaped monetary policy, helped end the military draft and earned him the […]
April 10, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 10, 2026
Ronald Reagan reportedly once observed to his chief of staff James Baker, “I’d rather get 80% of what I want than go over the cliff with my flags flying.” But […]
April 3, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 3, 2026
As Georgia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session under the Gold Dome, they closed the book on months of debate over the issues shaping life across the state. Taxes, […]
March 7, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 8
What Survived Crossover Day at the Georgia Capitol?
March 6, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 6, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
February 20, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 6
Georgia Lawmakers Reevaluate Data Center Tax Breaks
February 20, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 20, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
February 19, 2026 • Commentary
The Next Chapter of Data Center Policy in Georgia
Rapid data center growth is reshaping Georgia’s energy and economic policy debate.
January 30, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 3
The pace under the Gold Dome shifted as lawmakers turned their attention to the traditional “budget week.”
January 23, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 2
The pace under the Gold Dome shifted as lawmakers turned their attention to the traditional “budget week.”
January 16, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 1
The 2026 Georgia General Assembly kicked off this week, with lawmakers returning to the Capitol for this year’s 40-day session.
January 9, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 9, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
June 6, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 6, 2025
Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.
June 5, 2025 • Commentary
Weighing the costs and benefits of data centers in Georgia
Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.
May 9, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 9, 2025
Some of the most significant innovations in technology have become common to the point of monotony in only a few decades.
May 8, 2025 • Commentary
Why are so many data centers popping up in Georgia?
Data centers are facilities filled with thousands of computers that work constantly to store and process information.
August 14, 2024 • Commentary
We don’t do hard things anymore
Those who want homes that are more affordable, electricity that remains reliable, and roads that are less congested should speak up.