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  "id": 18561687,
  "title": "Democrats just won control of Georgia Power’s regulator for the first time in 30 years — and its OpenAI data center contract was entirely redacted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/democrats-just-won-control-of-georgia-powers-regulator-for-the-first",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-06T20:21:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/11/06/georgia-power-psc-democrats-openai-data-center/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Democrats have recently gained control of Georgia Power's regulator, the Georgia Public Service Commission, for the first time in three decades. This marks a significant shift in the composition of the five-member board, with three officials now representing the Democratic party. The commission oversees key utilities, including Georgia Power, which faces intense scrutiny over rising power bills and the energy needs of data centers. Democrats are poised to prioritize affordability and transparency, with plans to investigate high power bills and scrutinize Georgia Power's decisions on energy provision and rate adjustments. Their priorities include launching affordability docket hearings and bringing greater scrutiny to upcoming requests for energy adjustments. While the Democrats in the commission acknowledge the importance of affordability, they remain confident that Georgia Power, under the governance of the new commissioners, can address customers' concerns. The new majority also plans to increase transparency in the decision-making process, addressing long-standing criticisms regarding the lack of openness in the PSC's communications.",
  "summary": "Beginning in January, three of the five officials on the Georgia Public Service Commission will be Democrats.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "What Sam Altman told OpenAI employees about data centres after US midterm results",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/what-sam-altman-told-openai-employees-about-data-centres-after-us",
        "published": "2026-11-06T10:16:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Computerworld",
        "title": "Don’t mention the data center: OpenAI calls them ‘compute campuses’ instead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/dont-mention-the-data-center-openai-calls-them-compute-campuses",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:18:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "OpenAI will keep investing in AI data centers despite election results, CFO tells CNBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/openai-will-keep-investing-in-ai-data-centers-despite-election",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:25:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "OpenAI executive vows to keep building data centers after midterm election rebuke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/openai-executive-vows-to-keep-building-data-centers-after-midterm",
        "published": "2026-11-06T17:00:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "OpenAI will keep investing in data centers despite results of midterms - CFO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/openai-will-keep-investing-in-data-centers-despite-results-of",
        "published": "2026-11-06T18:49:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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