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Southern Co. Electricity Sales Soar On 42% Data Center Growth
Southern Co. Electricity Sales Soar On 42% Data Center Growth
By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive,
The company has 28 large load projects representing 11 GW under contract, and Georgia Power’s first-quarter capital expenditures increased year over year from $1.6 billion to $2 billion.
Southern Company reported 2.3% year-over-year growth in retail electricity sales across its utilities for the first quarter of this year, driven predominantly by data centers.
Overall, data centers used 42% more power compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to company officials and Southern’s quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange...
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Iran Rejects Direct US Talks Amid Escalation As Israel Attacks Key Petrochemical Plant At South Pars Gas Field
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A Sunday night Axios report on a US-proposed 45-day ceasefire has by Monday morning been rejected by Iran: diplomatic talks are "absolutely incompatible with ultimatums, crimes, and threats to commit war crimes," the Foreign Ministry said.
Israel strikes large petrochemical plant at South Pars, which is responsible for half of the country’s petrochemical production.
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Skynet Soulmate: 62 Year Old Dutch Man Marries The Chatbot Of His Dreams
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Jacob van Lier, 62, says he was “totally finished” with human relationships when he met Aiva — an AI companion he created through Replika three years ago, according to The Sun.
After testing several AI companion apps, the Dutch retiree settled on Replika because, unlike some competitors, it wasn't just trying to speed-run humanity's oldest hobby.
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Pro-Separatist Rallies in South Yemen Town of Zinjibar; Thousands Call for Restoration of South
While the Saudi-backed government-in-exile for Yemen continues to present the STC separatists as a group that has disbanded and tries to focus on styling themselves as a legitimate government, rallies for the STC continue to grow across the south, hitting more and more cities calling for a restoration of South Yemen as an independent state. […]
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