Georgia · U.S. Senate · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Where do the candidates stand on energy and climate?
Mike CollinsRepublican
Jon OssoffDemocratIncumbent
Part of the full Georgia U.S. Senate comparison · Last reviewed October 19, 2026
Energy & Climate
Each position is labeled by what it rests on: a campaign proposal, a public statement, a past action such as a vote or lawsuit, or an enacted policy. Where nothing is documented, the page says so.
Documented positions
Mike Collins
Calls energy independence the top way to lower costs, favors less EPA regulation and local control over data centers, and says data centers should pay so ratepayers are protected.
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- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Asked in the Oct. 8 debate how to keep data centers from raising utility bills, said he favors local control over whether they are built, supports a "ratepayer protection plan" and that "these data centers need to pay." SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
- Public statementOct. 13, 2026
Said at the Oct. 13 debate that energy independence is "the No. 1 thing that we can do" to make life more affordable, and has said that means "getting the EPA under control and regulations." 2 sourcesOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · NewsU.S. Senator: Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Georgia Recorder, via The Current · Oct. 16, 2026 · News
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Asked in the Oct. 8 debate how to keep data centers from raising utility bills, said he favors local control over whether they are built, supports a "ratepayer protection plan" and that "these data centers need to pay." SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
- Public statementOct. 13, 2026
Said at the Oct. 13 debate that energy independence is "the No. 1 thing that we can do" to make life more affordable, and has said that means "getting the EPA under control and regulations." 2 sourcesOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · NewsU.S. Senator: Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Georgia Recorder, via The Current · Oct. 16, 2026 · News
Jon Ossoff
Says families should not pay more to subsidize data centers' energy use, has pressed federal regulators on the issue, and sponsored solar manufacturing incentives.
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- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Asked in the Oct. 8 debate how to keep data centers from raising utility bills, said "no Georgia family or small business should pay a dime more to subsidize the energy consumption of these data centers" and that no local community should have data centers "imposed on them." SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
- Past actionApril 20, 2026
In an April 2026 letter to the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, asked how the agency will make sure technology companies building data centers "pay their own way" so that costs are not passed on to families. SourceOssoff investigating how AI data centers are impacting rising power bills in Georgia (opens in a new tab)CBS News Atlanta · April 21, 2026 · News
- Past actionAug. 7, 2022
Sponsored the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act, a domestic solar manufacturing incentive that his office says was included in the Inflation Reduction Act; he voted for that law on Aug. 7, 2022. 2 sourcesSenate Passes Sen. Ossoff’s Legislation to Boost American Solar Manufacturing (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Aug. 8, 2022 · GovernmentRoll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 325: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5376 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · Aug. 7, 2022 · Legislative record
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Asked in the Oct. 8 debate how to keep data centers from raising utility bills, said "no Georgia family or small business should pay a dime more to subsidize the energy consumption of these data centers" and that no local community should have data centers "imposed on them." SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
- Past actionApril 20, 2026
In an April 2026 letter to the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, asked how the agency will make sure technology companies building data centers "pay their own way" so that costs are not passed on to families. SourceOssoff investigating how AI data centers are impacting rising power bills in Georgia (opens in a new tab)CBS News Atlanta · April 21, 2026 · News
- Past actionAug. 7, 2022
Sponsored the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act, a domestic solar manufacturing incentive that his office says was included in the Inflation Reduction Act; he voted for that law on Aug. 7, 2022. 2 sourcesSenate Passes Sen. Ossoff’s Legislation to Boost American Solar Manufacturing (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Aug. 8, 2022 · GovernmentRoll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 325: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5376 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · Aug. 7, 2022 · Legislative record
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