# Bartow County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Cartersville, Adairsville and Euharlee Bartow County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Bartow County. Bartow County is home to Cartersville, Adairsville, Euharlee and Emerson. Construction employs 2,656, up 40.2% since 2019. 2 projects are on the Delay Watchlist, including Kingston data center (Thor Equities) (150 MW). Its power plants have 3,588 MW of capacity, 98% of it coal, the 3rd largest fleet in Georgia. 2 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 3,588 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal +16.6% total jobs since 2019, now 47,654 ## Cities and towns in Bartow County Bartow County is home to Cartersville, Adairsville, Euharlee and Emerson. Cartersville25,349 residents Adairsville5,101 residents Euharlee4,202 residents Emerson2,260 residents Kingston1,176 residents White635 residents Taylorsville236 residents · 87% of the city Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Bartow County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 109,283 | 120,800 | ▲ 10.5% | 24th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 40,880 | 47,654 | ▲ 16.6% | 28th of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,788 | $61,353 | ▲ 37.0% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,894 | 2,656 | ▲ 40.2% | 37th of 97 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 351 | 436 | ▲ 24.2% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.4% | 3.2% | ▼ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 3 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 47,654 jobs in 2025, up 16.6% from 2019. Electrical contractors employ 436, up 24.2% since 2019 against up 21.5% statewide, at an average $78,942 a year. 3 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 120,800 people live here, up 10.5% since 2020. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Bartow County, one of 7 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.49¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.61¢ median for Georgia utilities. Unemployment was 3.2% in August 2026, against 3.4% in 2019. ## Who powers Bartow County ### Utilities with service territory in Bartow County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Georgia Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 2,452,488 | 15.49¢ | 39% | | Cobb Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 200,601 | 11.41¢ | 30% | | GreyStone Power Corporation | Cooperative | Bundled | 139,028 | 12.22¢ | 21% | | Central Georgia El Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 61,155 | 12.24¢ | 14% | | Amicalola Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 50,337 | 12.41¢ | 15% | | City of Cartersville - (GA) | Municipal | Bundled | 6,711 | 14.56¢ | 40% | | City of Acworth - (GA) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Coal | 3,499 MW | 98% | | Hydro | 87 MW | 2% | | Solar | 3 MW | 0% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Bowen | Georgia Power Co | Coal | 3,499 MW | 1971 | | Allatoona | USCE-Mobile District | Hydro | 87 MW | 1950 | | Bartow Davidson | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2023 | ## The Bartow County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 47,654 | $61,353 | 1.00 | | Construction | 2,656 | $79,071 | 1.05 | | Electrical contractors | 436 | $78,942 | 1.27 | | Power and communication line construction | 91 | $165,493 | 1.18 | | Data processing and hosting | 5 | $158,251 | 0.03 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Bartow County 2 data centers in Bartow County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Kingston data center (Thor Equities) | proposed | | 150 MW | | Atlas Development LLC Adairsville area (Bartow County) | cancelled | zoning denialcommunity opposition | — | ## Bartow County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Bartow County, Cobb County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Bartow County | 120,800 | ▲ 16.6% | 3,588 MW | — | 2 | — | | Cherokee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/cherokee-county) | 299,273 | ▲ 13.5% | 530 MW | — | — | 1 | | Cobb County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/cobb-county) | 793,345 | ▲ 2.1% | 2,863 MW | 6 MW | 15 | 1 | | Floyd County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/floyd-county) | 101,378 | ▲ 11.3% | 918 MW | 58 MW | 3 | 1 | | Gordon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/gordon-county) | 61,701 | ▲ 6.2% | 5 MW | — | 1 | 1 | | Paulding County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/paulding-county) | 190,996 | ▲ 22.4% | — | — | — | 1 | | Pickens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/pickens-county) | 37,167 | ▲ 21.4% | — | — | — | — | | Polk County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/polk-county) | 45,514 | ▼ 2.0% | 580 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Cobb County793,345 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/cobb-county)[Cherokee County299,273 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/cherokee-county)[Paulding County190,996 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/paulding-county)[Floyd County101,378 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/floyd-county)[Gordon County61,701 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/gordon-county) ## Bartow County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Bartow County, Georgia? 7 utilities have service territory in Bartow County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Cobb Electric Membership Corp, GreyStone Power Corporation, Central Georgia El Member Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Cartersville, GA in? Cartersville is in Bartow County, Georgia. About 25,349 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Bartow County? 3 operating plants with 3,588 MW of capacity. The largest is Bowen (3,499 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Bartow County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 2 data centers in Bartow County. ### Is Bartow County adding jobs? Employers counted 47,654 jobs in 2025 against 40,880 in 2019 (+16.6%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 1,894 to 2,656. ### Does Bartow County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Bartow County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bartow-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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