The data center boom is transforming Georgia. Some residents could lose their land.

Rachael Maszk and her husband ditched their Buckhead apartment four years ago seeking more space to garden, keep chickens and raise a family.

They found what they were looking for in unincorporated Fayette County, 25 miles southwest of Atlanta. Their new home sits on 2 acres and has the seclusion Maszk craved for her young children.

Then, last fall, the couple got a letter from Georgia Power…

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