# Candler County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Metter Local rules on data centers are on the record in Candler County. Candler County is home to Metter. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (0 in force); the latest is “Data center moratorium item tabled”. Its power plants have 51 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Electrical contractors employ 30, at an average $54,775 a year. Employers here counted 3,189 jobs in 2025, down 2.9% from 2019. 51 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar -2.9% total jobs since 2019, now 3,189 15.49¢ per kWh for Georgia Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Candler County Candler County is home to Metter. Metter4,076 residents Pulaski231 residents 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 Candler County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 11,036 | 11,275 | ▲ 2.2% | 118th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,283 | 3,189 | ▼ 2.9% | 125th of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $29,120 | $45,123 | ▲ 55.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.6% | 3.2% | ▼ 0.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Candler County, one of 2 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 3.6% in 2019. 11,275 people live here, up 2.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Candler County ### Utilities with service territory in Candler 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% | | Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 23,422 | 13.61¢ | 34% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Solar | 51 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Live Oak Solar, LLC | Live Oak Solar, LLC | Solar | 51 MW | 2016 | ## The Candler County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,189 | $45,123 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 30 | $54,775 | 1.30 | 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 Candler County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Data center moratorium item tabled | Proposed | 2026-09 | ## Candler County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Candler County, Emanuel 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Candler County | 11,275 | ▼ 2.9% | 51 MW | — | — | 1 | | Bulloch County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bulloch-county) | 86,949 | ▲ 11.1% | 15 MW | — | 2 | 2 | | Emanuel County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/emanuel-county) | 23,147 | ▲ 9.6% | 3 MW | 150 MW | — | — | | Evans County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/evans-county) | 11,028 | ▲ 3.7% | — | — | — | — | | Tattnall County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/tattnall-county) | 24,376 | ▼ 3.4% | 4 MW | — | — | — | | Toombs County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/toombs-county) | 27,545 | ▲ 0.6% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Bulloch County86,949 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bulloch-county)[Toombs County27,545 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/toombs-county)[Tattnall County24,376 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/tattnall-county)[Emanuel County23,147 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/emanuel-county)[Evans County11,028 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/evans-county) ## Candler County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Candler County, Georgia? 2 utilities have service territory in Candler County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Candler County? 1 operating plant with 51 MW of capacity. The largest is Live Oak Solar, LLC (51 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Candler County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Candler County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Bulloch County. ### Is Candler County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,189 jobs in 2025 against 3,283 in 2019 (-2.9%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Candler County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Candler County, 0 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/candler-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).