Georgia families are facing the prospect of being forced from their homes as a state-backed utility moves to clear land for a massive transmission project designed primarily to feed power-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
Georgia Power is seeking to demolish roughly 30 homes and take control of 330 parcels of land that stand in the path of a planned 1,000-mile transmission line, according to reporting from Fortune.
Once completed, the network is expected to distribute nearly 10,000 megawatts of electricity from a newly constructed power plant.
A fact sheet from the Georgia Public Service Commission states that “approximately 80 percent of which is expected to power data centers.”
The remaining electricity would be divided among homes, local businesses, and other customers.
Homeowners Warn They Have No Choice
Backed by the state, Georgia Power is attempting to buy out affected landowners.
Those who refuse could see their property seized through eminent domain.
Eminent domain laws allow for the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use.
The project has triggered outrage among residents in predominantly rural communities who now face losing family homes so the technology industry can expand its AI infrastructure.
Ansley Brown, whose childhood home lies in the project’s path, turned to social media to expose what is happening to her family.
“We don’t have a choice in this,” Brown said in an Instagram video.
“They are going to be expanding power lines.”
“Why? For the data centers.
“All of this is for the data centers.”
Brown’s warning cuts through the corporate language surrounding the project.
Families are being told to move so vast amounts of electricity can be redirected toward data centers serving the booming AI industry.
Georgia Power Moves Ahead With Land Seizures
Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA), whose district includes many of the affected properties, has reportedly heard from multiple residents seeking help.
A spokesman for Jack said the congressman’s office has “received multiple requests for help and support from constituents.”
Jack previously served as White House political director under President Donald Trump.
For Brown’s family, however, the battle may already be over.
Georgia Power told Fortune that negotiations with the family had “concluded.”
The terms of any agreement were not disclosed, and it remains unclear whether a nondisclosure agreement prevents the family from discussing the outcome.
The company also said it appreciated Jack’s “advocacy on behalf of his constituent.”
AI Expansion Comes at Residents’ Expense
The fate of the remaining homeowners is still uncertain.
Georgia Power has not indicated how long it will continue negotiating before moving to seize property through eminent domain.
What is clear is that the pressure will only intensify as technology companies demand increasingly vast amounts of power to run AI systems.
Cities across the country are already abandoning plans for new data centers because local power grids cannot support them.
Georgia’s answer appears to be different.
Instead of scrapping the projects, the state-backed utility is preparing to move the people standing in their way.
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