Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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As the AI boom is driving one of the biggest data center buildouts in history, Southern Company CEO Chris Womack discusses the utility’s growing pipeline of data center projects, its 25-year agreement supporting OpenAI’s planned Georgia expansion, and why he says hyperscalers can bear the cost of new infrastructure while putting downward pressure on electricity rates for existing customers. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
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