Democrats see Georgia's failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift

Georgia state lawmakers spent months debating ideas to curb the impact of data centers. “I think they failed us, that's what I think” said Judy Mullis, an activist fighting plans for a data center near Newnan, southwest of Atlanta. Georgia has become one of the country's top sites for new data centers, thanks to utilities eager to sell electricity and tax breaks estimated to cost state and local governments nearly $3 billion in the year beginning July 1.