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Southern Company’s Data Center Boom Is Rewriting the Utility Growth Story
Southern Company says data centers drove a 42% jump in power use and helped push first-quarter retail sales growth to the highest recent first-quarter increase the utility has seen.
Key Takeaways
- Southern reported 2.3% year-over-year retail electricity sales growth in Q1 2026.
- Data-center electricity use rose 42% from the same quarter a year earlier.
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DT Editorial Team··via utilitydive.com