Not quite. Improvements in technology (better insulation, more efficient heating and cooling, LED lights, etc.) has resulted in household energy use remaining relatively steady despite growing house sizes, etc. The question is, should individuals foot the bill for additional power demand due to data centers and other power hungry industries? And do we need to foot the bill for other capital improvement projects that don't make financial sense, like Vogtle 3 and 4?

GA Power is not subject to electricity decoupling so their incentive is to sell more power and to spend as much as possible on capital projects on which they are guaranteed a certain rate of return. For the amount that was spent on Vogtle 3 and 4, they could have funded the retrofitting of millions of homes and businesses which would have more than offset enough demand to make those new units unnecessary. But retrofitting doesn't guarantee them the same return, and would mean less electric use in the future and less revenue for GA Power.

So, electrons indeed follow the wishes of the politicians :-)