Georgia Data Center Moratorium Tracker
Georgia has 2 data-center bills pending in the legislature. 60 city and county measures are tracked here, 49 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record.
Georgia
GA
Proposed
11
State-level measures on record
60
City and county measures, 49 in force
69
Primary sources cited on this page
#4
of 50 states with anything on record, by measure count
State-level measures in Georgia
Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Georgia we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first.
| Measure | Status | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 476Elimination of state tax credits reaching data centers | Proposed 2026-02 | Would eliminate nearly all state-sponsored tax credits, precluding new data center tax credits. Passed the State Senate on Feb. 12, 2026; did not become law. | |
| Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor | Proposed 2026-09 | Georgia gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson have proposed opposing approaches to regulating the state's rapidly expanding data center industry. The article discusses the political debate around data center regulation in Georgia during the gubernatorial race. | |
| HB 1192Sales and use tax; certain high-technology data center equipment; prohibit issuance of new certificates of exemption | Failed / vetoed 2024-05 | Georgia HB 1192 (2023_24): Sales and use tax; certain high-technology data center equipment; prohibit issuance of new certificates of exemption. Last action 2024-05-07: Veto V7. | |
| SB34Georgia SB34 would have prohibited data center fuel generation and transmission costs from being included in residential electricity rates | Failed / vetoed 2026-01 | Georgia SB34 would have prohibited data center fuel generation and transmission costs from being included in residential electricity rates, requiring commercial data centers to cover all increased fuel, power, and transmission system upgrade costs. The bill emerged after the Public Service Commission authorized Georgia Power to expand production by nearly 10 GW, mostly for data centers, including new methane-burning facilities. The Senate avoided a final vote after a last-minute alternative measure based on House Bill 1063 appeared to have the votes to pass. | |
| HB 1059Georgia HB 1059 (Rep. Derrick Jackson D-Tyrone) would have established a moratorium on new data center construction from July 1, 2026 through December 31 | Failed / vetoed 2026-01 | Georgia HB 1059 (Rep. Derrick Jackson D-Tyrone) would have established a moratorium on new data center construction from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, plus a 14-member Data Center Impact Commission. The bill failed to advance during the 2026 legislative session, which ended in early April with Georgia lawmakers passing NO data center bills despite months of debate. The General Assembly left intact ~$2.5B/year in data center tax breaks even after a state report estimated Georgia would miss out on $2.5B in tax revenue in 2026. With no statewide restrictions, county commissions and planning boards remain the front line of defense, and Democrats are reportedly viewing the failure as an electoral gift heading into November 2026. By April 15-18, 2026, advocates reported that around 20 bills aimed at the data center industry introduced during the 2026 Georgia legislative session all failed to pass after the Senate adjourned without action. Failed measures included HB 1012, SB 408, and SB 410, along with HB 1059 (the Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026). Georgia's data center sales-tax exemption (projected to cost the state $2.5 billion in FY 2026) remains in effect through 2032. | |
| Georgia (statewide)Georgia: Requires electric utilities and new data centers (100+ MWH peak annual demand) to agree on contract terms that shield other power customers | Failed / vetoed 2026-02 | Requires electric utilities and new data centers (100+ MWH peak annual demand) to agree on contract terms that shield other power customers from construction and operation costs. Includes minimum billing requirements, performance/credit provisions, and termination protections. Passed Georgia House 159-5, now in Senate. | |
| HB 559Georgia HB 559 would accelerate the sunset date for the state's data center sales and use tax exemption program, ending tax breaks for new data centers by 2026 | Failed / vetoed 2026-02 | Georgia HB 559 would accelerate the sunset date for the state's data center sales and use tax exemption program, ending tax breaks for new data centers by 2026 rather than the originally scheduled later date. The bill is part of a wave of Georgia legislation targeting data center incentives in the 2026 session, alongside SB 410 (which passed the Senate to repeal exemptions entirely) and HB 1063 (which passed the House 159-5 requiring data centers to pay infrastructure costs). Per Inside Climate News (April 9, 2026), all data center ratepayer protection bills failed in the 2026 Georgia session; the tax exemption is set to remain in place until 2032. | |
| SB 408Georgia: SB 408, sponsored by Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta), would move the sunset date for Georgia's data center sales and use tax exemption from January 1 | Failed / vetoed 2026-02 | SB 408, sponsored by Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta), would move the sunset date for Georgia's data center sales and use tax exemption from January 1, 2032 to January 1, 2027, effectively ending the incentive five years early. It is one of several bills introduced in the 2025-26 session targeting the exemption, including SB 410 (immediate repeal) and HB 559 (sunset December 31, 2026). A state audit found the exemption has cost Georgia significant revenue while creating relatively few jobs per dollar of tax benefit. Per Inside Climate News (April 9, 2026), SB 408 did not reach a vote in the Senate; the exemption remains until 2032. | |
| SB436Georgia SB436 suspends new sales and use tax exemptions for data centers from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and prohibits local governments from entering | Failed / vetoed 2026-02 | Georgia SB436 suspends new sales and use tax exemptions for data centers from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and prohibits local governments from entering into nondisclosure agreements related to data center water and electricity usage. The bill is part of a wave of Georgia data center legislation in 2026, the Senate also passed SB410 to outright end tax exemptions, while the House passed HB1063 (159-5) requiring data centers to pay down payments and sign longer contracts covering infrastructure costs. Georgia adjourned sine die Apr 3, 2026 with no data center regulation enacted; SB 436 (suspend tax exemptions + ban NDAs) died in Senate Finance and HB 1063 died in the Senate after crossover. | |
| HB 1012One-year data center construction moratorium | Failed / vetoed 2026-04 | Would impose a roughly one-year moratorium on new data center construction (ending Mar 1 2027) to study impacts; died before adjournment. | |
| SB 410Phase-out of data center tax breaks | Failed / vetoed 2026-04 | Would phase out sales-tax exemptions for new data centers; passed the Senate 32-21 (Mar 6) but died in the House when the session adjourned Apr 2. |
City and county moratoria in Georgia
Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 60 tracked measures in Georgia, each with its source.
Albany
2026-07
Albany data center moratorium (proposed)
On July 28, 2026, the Albany City Commission unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center development, with an option to extend six months, and directed the planning commission to draft regulations.
Americus
2026-09
30-day data center moratorium
The Americus City Council voted 5-1 to enact a 30-day moratorium on data centers to allow time to draft an ordinance amendment regulating them; the city attorney noted the council can extend it if needed.
Athens-Clarke County
2026-03
Local moratorium on data centers until a condition is met
Moratorium adopted Dec 2025, extended 3 months in Mar 2026 while an ordinance is drafted. Waiting on state-level legislation before finalising local rules. The measure runs until a condition is met rather than to a date.
Atlanta
2024-09
Local moratorium on data centers with no end date
Zoning ban on data centers along the BeltLine and within a half-mile of MARTA stations, later extended to neighborhood commercial districts with special use permits required elsewhere. A geographic ban, not a citywide one. The measure has no end date by design.
Augusta
2026-07
Augusta data center moratorium
Augusta (Richmond County) is moving toward a data center moratorium pending the development of new zoning rules. QTS has ongoing data center activity in the area, and officials are weighing a pause while standards are drafted. On June 2, 2026, the Augusta Commission approved a 49-day pause on new data center projects to draft zoning rules, but it explicitly exempts the contested QTS campus off Gordon Highway in the Haynes Station area that drove resident opposition. With the moratorium set to expire the same day, the Augusta Commission unanimously voted to extend it 60 days (through mid-September 2026); three public hearings are to be scheduled during the extension period.
Augusta-Richmond County
2026-01
County moratorium on data centers through September 19, 2026
49-day moratorium on new data centers; excludes QTS project near Haynes Station. Extended 60 days on Jul 21 with three public hearings required before permanent ordinance. Draft ordinance restricts data centers to heavy industrial zoning, requires special exception and public ... The measure runs to September 19, 2026.
Bloomingdale
2026-08
180-day data center moratorium
The Bloomingdale City Council voted on August 20, 2026 to approve a 180-day moratorium covering data center applications, permits, licenses, construction and operations. The report states the moratorium extends until February 2027.
Bulloch County
2026-09
Data center moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026
The county's moratorium on data centers remains in force and is scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2026. On Sept. 1, 2026 the Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 to reject a text amendment that would have prohibited data centers outright in unincorporated Bulloch County, with the chairman breaking the tie, and chose to continue work on regulations instead.
Bulloch County Commissioners (5-0 moratorium extension through Dec 31; 5-0 to draft permanent prohibition), GA
2026-05
Bulloch County Commissioners (5-0 moratorium extension through Dec 31; 5-0 to draft permanent prohibition), GA data center moratorium
Bulloch County Commissioners voted 5-0 to extend their moratorium through Dec 31, 2026 and 5-0 to direct staff to draft a permanent prohibition on data centers in unincorporated areas. No application pending. An initial draft ban ordinance was posted publicly; the permanent ban requires a public hearing before adoption (~2-month process). No final ban vote yet.
Camden County
2026-05
Six-month data center moratorium
The Board of Commissioners adopted a six-month moratorium on data centers in early May 2026, making Camden the first coastal Georgia county to do so. It followed a rezoning request tied to a proposed industrial park that was withdrawn after environmental objections and a request from the commander of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Carroll County
2026-03
100-day data center and BESS moratorium (unincorporated areas)
Commissioners approved a 100-day moratorium on data center and battery storage permits in unincorporated areas at their March 3, 2026 meeting and later extended it another 100 days.
Chatham County
2026-09
155-day moratorium on data centers of 10 MW or more
The Board of Commissioners approved on Sept. 11, 2026 a 155-day moratorium on data centers of 10 MW or more in unincorporated Chatham County, running to Feb. 16, 2027, which also bars converting warehouses and industrial buildings to data center use. It may be extended by up to 60 days if the county's study is incomplete. Commissioner Dean Kicklighter first sought 12 months and reduced it on the county attorney's recommendation.
Cherokee County
2026-08
Data center moratorium extended by 180 days
The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 20, 2026 to add 180 days to the county's data center moratorium, which began as a 30-day pause in July 2026 and now runs into February 2027. Commissioners said staff need the time to research and draft data center regulations.
Clayton County
2025-09
Clayton County data center moratorium
Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved a moratorium on new data center applications through December 31, 2025, citing resident concerns about rapid data center growth. On December 16, 2025, the Board unanimously voted to extend the moratorium until June 29, 2026. The moratorium applies to new applications for permits, licenses, or rezonings for both new data centers and expansion of existing ones in unincorporated Clayton County.
Cobb County
2026-02
180-day data center moratorium (unincorporated areas)
In February 2026 the county approved a 180-day moratorium on data center zoning and permit applications in unincorporated areas, later extended another 180 days into early 2027.
Colquitt County
2026-01
County moratorium on data centers
Data center moratorium extended 180 days on September 1, 2026; concerns about Gulf Trough arsenic contamination in groundwater from high water usage. The measure has no documented term.
Coweta County
2025-05
180-day moratorium on data center proposals
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on May 12, 2025, halting acceptance of permit, land use amendment, rezoning, conditional use and variance applications and all public hearings related to data centers while the county drafted an ordinance. It was set to expire Nov. 3, 2025 or earlier if zoning guidelines were adopted first. Projects already filed under the prior ordinance held vested rights and were exempt.
DeKalb County
2026-06
Data center moratorium, repeatedly extended
DeKalb County has held a moratorium on new data center development in unincorporated areas since 2025 and has extended it several times: to June 23, 2026 by a vote on Dec. 16, 2025, and then by a further 100 days on June 9, 2026, carrying it through Sept. 30, 2026 while the commission considers permanent regulations. A developer sued the county over the moratorium in August 2026.
Decatur County
2026-04
County moratorium on data centers
Indefinite moratorium on data center development; commissioners want to have a plan ready before any proposals arrive. The measure has no documented term.
Dougherty County
2026-08
Data center moratorium, extended
The Board of Commissioners extended its existing data center moratorium by another 180 days on Aug. 31, 2026 in a unanimous vote, with no cap on further renewals, while the county works on zoning and development standards.
Douglas County
2026-03
90-day data center moratorium
The county imposed a 90-day moratorium in March 2026, later extended another 90 days; in July 2026 commissioners separately denied a permit for a proposed data center.
Fannin County
2026-09
Data center moratorium extended through Dec. 31, 2026
The Fannin County Board of Commissioners voted by voice vote on Sept. 23, 2026 to extend its moratorium on accepting applications for new data centers until Dec. 31, 2026. The extension is intended to let the county align its draft rules with neighboring Union County and complete required public notice and hearings.
Fayetteville
2026-01
90-day moratorium, later permanent ban
The city passed a 90-day data center moratorium in January 2026 and in March 2026 adopted Ordinance 26-O-12 permanently prohibiting new data centers in all zoning districts.
Forest Park
2026-08
90-day data center moratorium
At a special called meeting on Aug. 31, 2026 the City Council approved a 90-day moratorium so the city can rewrite zoning rules that currently allow data centers by right. Proposed revisions would define data centers, set buffers from residential areas and add accountability provisions, and the city will form a community advisory committee during the pause.
Franklin County
2026-09
County moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2028
Moratorium on data center activities in unincorporated areas through December 31, 2028; unanimous vote; longest moratorium in Georgia. The measure runs to December 31, 2028.
Garden City
2026-06
Six-month data center moratorium
The mayor and council voted unanimously on June 15, 2026 to impose a six-month moratorium on data centers in the Chatham County municipality while the city reviews impacts and considers zoning amendments. The resolution cited electrical grid demand, water consumption for cooling, noise from industrial HVAC units and backup generators, and limited job creation relative to footprint.
Gordon County
2026-05
Local moratorium on data centers through January 29, 2027
Moratoriums on data centers and anaerobic digestion facilities extended through Jan 29, 2027 while staff drafts ordinances. The measure runs to January 29, 2027.
Griffin (Spalding County)
2026-01
Griffin (Spalding County) data center moratorium
Griffin City Council unanimously passed a 180-day moratorium on data centers and other technological facilities, prompted in part by interest from Hillwood and other developers. The moratorium was enacted so city planning staff can study current codes and ordinances for potential data center regulations. Officials noted the Unified Development Code currently does not specifically allow 'Technological Facilities' within the city, either by right or special use permit. May 2026: Griffin advancing zoning amendments to prohibit hyperscale (500,000+ sq ft) data centers and initially allow only smaller facilities; builds on the 180-day moratorium in place since January 2026.
Hall County
2026-02
180-day moratorium (data centers, high-density residential, detention centers)
Commissioners approved a 180-day moratorium in February 2026 pausing data center rezoning and permit applications while the county revises its development code.
Hart County
2026-01
County moratorium on data centers
180-day moratorium on data centers; unanimous vote; insufficient information on potential impacts on local resources and environment. The measure has no documented term.
Lamar County
2025-09
Lamar County data center moratorium
Lamar County enacted a 6-month moratorium on data center development in September 2025 after AWS purchased 985 acres for $270 million, the largest real estate transaction in county history. The county's planning and zoning director said the moratorium was triggered because industrial/commercial zoning needed updating; the code didn't even include the term 'data center,' and zoning hadn't been updated since 2010. As of April 2026, Georgia statewide legislation has stalled (no bills passed), leaving counties as the front line of regulation. Lamar County is one of four GA counties (Pike, Lamar, Troup, Clayton) using moratoria to develop ordinances.
Lincoln County
2026-09
Data center moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2026090814 at its Sept. 8, 2026 meeting, barring acceptance of or action on data center applications, permits and licenses until Dec. 31, 2026. The pause is meant to give the county time to draft a land-use ordinance and may be extended.
Lovejoy
2026-09
Citywide ban on data centers
The Lovejoy City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting data centers within city limits, as reported Sept. 29, 2026. The action followed opposition to a 3.5 million-square-foot, 15-building campus proposed by Stillwater Development on Panhandle Road near two schools; the developer withdrew that application in August.
Lowndes County
2026-01
County moratorium on data centers through October 25, 2026
60-day moratorium on data center permits in unincorporated county, passed while commissioners develop a comprehensive data center ordinance. Residents had requested 6 months. The measure runs to October 25, 2026.
Madison County
2025-01
County moratorium on data centers
One-year moratorium on construction and permitting of large-scale data centers; unanimous vote; extended 180 days as of September 1, 2026. The measure has no documented term.
Marietta
2026-07
Six-month data center moratorium
The city adopted a six-month moratorium on data centers in July 2026. It is not retroactive: the council approved an 11-acre Powers Ferry Place data center 5-2 on Aug. 11, 2026 because the application predated the pause.
Meriwether County
2026-07
Data center moratorium extended 90 days
The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners voted on July 28, 2026 to extend the data center moratorium, due to expire Aug. 23, by 90 days to Nov. 21, 2026 while staff drafts an ordinance. Vote date corrected from 7-30 to 7-28.
Monroe County
2025-08
Bolingbroke data center rezoning denied
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 5, 2025 to deny a proposal to rezone more than 900 acres near Bolingbroke for a data center campus. The county planning and zoning board had earlier recommended denial.
Murray County
2026-07
Data center moratorium extended to July 7, 2027
Murray County Sole Commissioner Noah Bishop formally extended the county's moratorium on new data center proposals in unincorporated areas for 12 months, as reported July 17, 2026. The moratorium is now set to expire July 7, 2027 while staff writes land-use regulations.
Newton County
2026-02
Data center moratorium (extended 180 days)
The county enacted an initial 30-day emergency data center moratorium in February 2026 and later approved a 180-day extension while updating its ordinances.
Palmetto
2026-03
Local moratorium on data centers with no end date
Permanent ban, city council unanimously rewrote the industrial zoning code to exclude data centers entirely. The measure has no end date by design.
Paulding County
2026-07
Local moratorium on data centers through January 1, 2027
Suspends new data center applications, zoning requests and civil plan reviews through Dec 31, 2026. The measure runs to January 1, 2027.
Pike County
2025-01
County moratorium on data centers
Moratorium enacted September 2025; Commissioner James Jenkins motioned because county lacks building codes and zoning ordinances for data center facilities. One of four GA counties to pass moratoriums that month (with Lamar, Troup, Clayton). Duration and expiration not documen... The measure has no documented term.
Rockdale County (data center + battery-energy-storage moratorium extended through Sept 8), GA
2026-05
Rockdale County (data center + battery-energy-storage moratorium extended through Sept 8), GA data center moratorium
Rockdale County extended its data center and battery-energy-storage moratorium (originally 180 days from March 2026) through Sept 8, 2026 to overhaul its Unified Development Ordinance (noise, water, power rules).
Roswell
2026-01
City moratorium on data centers through September 20, 2026
90-day emergency moratorium enacted unanimously Jan 12. Extended 95 days on Mar 23 (to Jun 26), then extended 90 days on Jun 22 (to Sep 20 2026). City staff developing use regulations for data centers. The measure runs to September 20, 2026.
Savannah
2026-08
155-day moratorium on large-scale data centers
The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 27, 2026 to pause new development or conversion activity for large-scale data centers inside city limits for 155 days. The ordinance covers facilities with electrical capacity of 10 MW or greater and industrial buildings of 200,000 square feet or more being built or converted for data center use. Staff are to study grid, water, wastewater, stormwater and road impacts along with zoning and noise rules.
Social Circle
2025-09
Social Circle data center moratorium
Social Circle approved a 90-day moratorium on new data center applications after being overwhelmed with seven applications. Despite the moratorium, the council approved a controversial rezoning for 151 acres, drawing resident opposition. Part of a statewide wave of Georgia moratoriums. Opposition was led by One Circle Community Coalition. The community achieved a partial victory in its effort.
Thomas County
2026-01
Thomas County data center moratorium
Thomas County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on AI data center construction in January 2026. Commission Chair Mark NeSmith said the board was 'certainly not anti-data centers' but preferred to be proactive in protecting the community while gathering more information.
Walker County
2026-08
Local moratorium on data centers through February 3, 2027
30-day pause adopted Jul 9, extended unanimously to 180 days on Aug 7 with a data center study group (report due Dec 4, 2026). Unincorporated county only. The measure runs to February 3, 2027.
Candler County
2026-09
Data center moratorium item tabled
The Candler County Board of Commissioners voted on September 21, 2026 to table, for a second time, an agenda item that included consideration of a moratorium on data center development in unincorporated Candler County. The item had previously been tabled on September 8.
Columbia County
2026-08
Proposed local moratorium on data centers
180-day moratorium proposed at commission meeting by chair candidate Cambrey Wood; citizens group also presented model ordinance. Would not affect two already-approved data centers. No vote yet. The measure has no documented term.
Lee County (moratorium extension + dedicated data center zoning district), GA
2026-06
Lee County (moratorium extension + dedicated data center zoning district), GA data center moratorium (proposed)
As reported May 27, 2026, Lee County commissioners are weighing extending their data center moratorium (currently expiring in July) through the end of 2026 and creating a dedicated data-center zoning district to prevent developers from being grandfathered under current rules. No project is pending. An official vote is set for June 9. A commissioner framed it as 'a protection, not an invitation.' Two tracks are confirmed: (a) a June 9 vote to extend the moratorium through the end of 2026, and (b) a new I-3 'Technology and Data Infrastructure District' zoning text amendment with a hearing June 9 and a final vote June 23. The county notes zero current applications or letters of interest. The final vote on the I-3 'Technology and Data Infrastructure District' zoning text amendment (Article XXII) is set for June 23, 2026 per the county's official zoning notice, alongside the moratorium-extension question. Lee County GA commissioners are weighing an extension of the existing data-center moratorium (set to expire July 2026) through the end of 2026 while finalizing a new ordinance that would create a dedicated data-center zoning district. The official extension vote was scheduled for the June 9, 2026 meeting (after...
City of LaGrange
2025-09
City of LaGrange data center moratorium (failed)
LaGrange City Council passed a 180-day moratorium on new data center applications in September 2025 amid community backlash. The moratorium expired in March 2026. On March 27, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing on a proposed data center ordinance. The draft ordinance defines hyperscale data centers as those larger than 30,000 sq ft, permits them only in heavy industrial districts, and requires a 300-foot vegetative buffer. The Troup County Anti-Data Center Coalition says the proposed ordinance lacks adequate protection for citizens and drinking water.
Covington
2026-08
City data center moratorium, lifted Aug. 31, 2026
The Covington City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 31, 2026 to lift its moratorium on data centers, along with a separate moratorium on gas stations, after updated ordinances for both uses were completed in early August. The moratoriums had been set to expire Oct. 20, 2026. The original 180-day data center moratorium was enacted in January 2026.
Floyd County
2026-01
Expired county moratorium on data centers through August 28, 2026
80-day moratorium on data center permits, unanimously approved. Halts issuance of permits for construction or expansion. Draft ordinance for Unified Land Development Code establishing data center standards expected by late August. The measure runs to August 28, 2026.
Griffin
2026-01
Expired local moratorium on data centers through July 12, 2026
Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on 'technological facilities' including data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations, to allow staff time to study current codes and develop regulations. The measure runs to July 12, 2026.
Hogansville
2026-05
Expired local moratorium on data centers through September 1, 2026
90-day moratorium on data-center applications, extended 30 days in Jul 2026 (to approximately early Sep 2026) while the city develops a new data-center ordinance with consultant Canvas Planning and a citizen input committee. QTS (Eagle South LLC) has proposed a 600 MW facility. The measure runs to September 1, 2026 and applies at a threshold of 600 MW.
Jesup
2026-09
Data center moratorium voted down
The Jesup Board of Commissioners voted down a moratorium on data centers 3-4, according to a WSAV report published September 7, 2026 that placed the vote in the prior week.
Kingsland
2026-01
Expired city moratorium on data centers through August 9, 2026
90-day suspension of data center Ordinance No. 2026-03 (adopted Mar 9); halts acceptance of data center development applications. City manager recommended approval at May 11 meeting; GPB and The Current confirm moratorium in effect. .gov resolution document available. The measure runs to August 9, 2026.
Rockdale County
2026-03
Expired county moratorium on data centers through September 8, 2026
180-day moratorium on data center and battery energy storage applications; extended through September 8, 2026; evaluating cumulative impacts of high-water-use facilities. The measure runs to September 8, 2026.
Where Georgia stands
Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Georgia accounts for 11 of the state-level measures and 60 of the local ones.
By total measures on record it is #4 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #5 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout.
Sources for Georgia
69 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab.
- Statewide · SB 476 — Elimination of state tax credits reaching data centers afslaw.com →
- Statewide — Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor thecurrentga.org →
- Statewide · HB 1192 — Sales and use tax; certain high-technology data center equipment; prohibit issuance of new certificates of exemption webservices.legis.ga.gov →
- Statewide · SB34 — Georgia SB34 would have prohibited data center fuel generation and transmission costs from being included in residential electricity rates legis.ga.gov →
- Statewide · HB 1059 — Georgia HB 1059 (Rep. Derrick Jackson D-Tyrone) would have established a moratorium on new data center construction from July 1, 2026 through December 31 legiscan.com →
- Statewide · Georgia (statewide) — Georgia: Requires electric utilities and new data centers (100+ MWH peak annual demand) to agree on contract terms that shield other power customers legis.ga.gov →
- Statewide · HB 559 — Georgia HB 559 would accelerate the sunset date for the state's data center sales and use tax exemption program, ending tax breaks for new data centers by 2026 legis.ga.gov →
- Statewide · SB 408 — Georgia: SB 408, sponsored by Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta), would move the sunset date for Georgia's data center sales and use tax exemption from January 1 legis.ga.gov →
- Statewide · SB436 — Georgia SB436 suspends new sales and use tax exemptions for data centers from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and prohibits local governments from entering legis.ga.gov →
- Statewide · HB 1012 — One-year data center construction moratorium wabe.org →
- Statewide · SB 410 — Phase-out of data center tax breaks georgiawatch.org →
- Albany — Albany data center moratorium (proposed) walb.com →
- Americus — 30-day data center moratorium americustimesrecorder.com →
- Athens-Clarke County — Local moratorium on data centers until a condition is met flagpole.com →
- Atlanta — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date gpb.org →
- Augusta — Augusta data center moratorium theaugustapress.com →
- Augusta-Richmond County — County moratorium on data centers through September 19, 2026 wrdw.com →
- Bloomingdale — 180-day data center moratorium wsav.com →
- Bulloch County — Data center moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 thegeorgiavirtue.com →
- Bulloch County Commissioners (5-0 moratorium extension through Dec 31; 5-0 to draft permanent prohibition), GA — Bulloch County Commissioners (5-0 moratorium extension through Dec 31; 5-0 to draft permanent prohibition), GA data center moratorium statesboroherald.com →
- Camden County — Six-month data center moratorium gpb.org →
- Carroll County — 100-day data center and BESS moratorium (unincorporated areas) times-georgian.com →
- Chatham County — 155-day moratorium on data centers of 10 MW or more thecurrentga.org →
- Cherokee County — Data center moratorium extended by 180 days wsbtv.com →
- Clayton County — Clayton County data center moratorium claytoncountyga.gov →
- Cobb County — 180-day data center moratorium (unincorporated areas) fox5atlanta.com →
- Colquitt County — County moratorium on data centers moultrieobserver.com →
- Coweta County — 180-day moratorium on data center proposals wsbtv.com →
- DeKalb County — Data center moratorium, repeatedly extended wabe.org →
- Decatur County — County moratorium on data centers wctv.tv →
- Dougherty County — Data center moratorium, extended walb.com →
- Douglas County — 90-day data center moratorium fox5atlanta.com →
- Fannin County — Data center moratorium extended through Dec. 31, 2026 citizenportal.ai →
- Fayetteville — 90-day moratorium, later permanent ban fayette-news.net →
- Forest Park — 90-day data center moratorium news-daily.com →
- Franklin County — County moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2028 921wlhr.com →
- Garden City — Six-month data center moratorium thecurrentga.org →
- Gordon County — Local moratorium on data centers through January 29, 2027 discovergordoncounty.com →
- Griffin (Spalding County) and 1 other locality — 2 separate measures, cited together griffindailynews.com →
- Hall County — 180-day moratorium (data centers, high-density residential, detention centers) accessnorthga.com →
- Hart County — County moratorium on data centers 921wlhr.com →
- Lamar County and 1 other locality — 2 separate measures, cited together gpb.org →
- Lincoln County — Data center moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 citizenportal.ai →
- Lovejoy — Citywide ban on data centers atlantanewsfirst.com →
- Lowndes County — County moratorium on data centers through October 25, 2026 valdostadailytimes.com →
- Madison County — County moratorium on data centers 921wlhr.com →
- Marietta — Six-month data center moratorium fox5atlanta.com →
- Meriwether County — Data center moratorium extended 90 days meriwethercountyga.gov →
- Monroe County — Bolingbroke data center rezoning denied govtech.com →
- Murray County — Data center moratorium extended to July 7, 2027 hoodline.com →
- Newton County — Data center moratorium (extended 180 days) covnews.com →
- Palmetto — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date wabe.org →
- Paulding County — Local moratorium on data centers through January 1, 2027 fox5atlanta.com →
- Rockdale County (data center + battery-energy-storage moratorium extended through Sept 8), GA — Rockdale County (data center + battery-energy-storage moratorium extended through Sept 8), GA data center moratorium atlantanewsfirst.com →
- Roswell — City moratorium on data centers through September 20, 2026 roswellconnections.com →
- Savannah — 155-day moratorium on large-scale data centers wtoc.com →
- Social Circle — Social Circle data center moratorium wsbtv.com →
- Thomas County — Thomas County data center moratorium wctv.tv →
- Walker County — Local moratorium on data centers through February 3, 2027 local3news.com →
- Candler County — Data center moratorium item tabled yahoo.com →
- Columbia County — Proposed local moratorium on data centers wfxg.com →
- Lee County (moratorium extension + dedicated data center zoning district), GA — Lee County (moratorium extension + dedicated data center zoning district), GA data center moratorium (proposed) leecountyga.gov →
- City of LaGrange — City of LaGrange data center moratorium (failed) wsbtv.com →
- Covington — City data center moratorium, lifted Aug. 31, 2026 covnews.com →
- Floyd County — Expired county moratorium on data centers through August 28, 2026 northwestgeorgianews.com →
- Hogansville — Expired local moratorium on data centers through September 1, 2026 lagrangenews.com →
- Jesup — Data center moratorium voted down yahoo.com →
- Kingsland — Expired city moratorium on data centers through August 9, 2026 kingslandgeorgia.com →
- Rockdale County — Expired county moratorium on data centers through September 8, 2026 fox5atlanta.com →
What does bind large loads in Georgia
A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Georgia sits in 1 footprint.
Non-RTO utility territoryDominant
No RTO or ISO market here. Interconnection terms, study queues and curtailment rights for a large load are set by the individual utility and its state commission.
Georgia Power (Southern Co), Oglethorpe/EMCs, MEAG; no RTO.
States next door
5 of the 5 states bordering Georgia have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from.
Data centers in Georgia
The US Data Center Map identifies 262 facilities run by 124 operators in Georgia, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them.
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How to read this page
In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.
This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Georgia? Tell us.
Companion references: the Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the Data Center Water Tracker for water mandates, and the Data Center Delay Watchlist for named projects.
Why Georgia is pushing back
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