Georgia PSC Chair Candidates Outline Positions on Data Center Costs and Energy Policy
The election guide profiles candidates for chair of the Georgia Public Service Commission and their positions on energy affordability, renewable power and data center costs. One candidate, Fitz Johnson, supports increased oversight of large data centers and has backed Georgia Power plans for new power plants intended primarily to serve data center demand.
Grady Newsource’s 2026 election guide compares candidates seeking the chairmanship of the Georgia Public Service Commission. Democrat Peter Hubbard, an energy-industry veteran, is campaigning on lower utility bills, expanded solar and battery storage, and ensuring data centers bear an appropriate share of the costs associated with expanding Georgia’s electric grid.
Republican Fitz Johnson is emphasizing affordable and reliable power while opposing what he describes as excessive clean-energy mandates. Johnson supports a 2025 PSC rule that increased oversight of large data centers and has backed Georgia Power’s multibillion-dollar plan for new power plants intended mainly to serve data center growth. The guide also notes that Hubbard and Johnson did not respond to interview requests and that their positions were drawn from campaign websites and social media.