# Decatur County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Bainbridge Local rules on data centers are on the record in Decatur County. Construction employs 385, up 55.9% since 2019. Decatur County is home to Bainbridge. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “County moratorium on data centers”. 457 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 637 MW of capacity, 81% of it solar. 637 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar -1.9% total jobs since 2019, now 8,635 15.49¢ per kWh for Georgia Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Decatur County Decatur County is home to Bainbridge. Bainbridge14,606 residents Attapulgus442 residents Climax265 residents Brinson215 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Faceville. 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 Decatur County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 29,436 | 29,432 | ● 0.0% | 66th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 8,802 | 8,635 | ▼ 1.9% | 120th of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $35,098 | $46,727 | ▲ 33.1% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 247 | 385 | ▲ 55.9% | 22nd of 97 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.1% | 3.6% | ▼ 0.5pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 457 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.6% in August 2026, against 4.1% in 2019. Employers here counted 8,635 jobs in 2025, down 1.9% from 2019. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Decatur County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.49¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.61¢ median for Georgia utilities. 29,432 people live here, down 0.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Decatur County ### Utilities with service territory in Decatur 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% | | Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,293 | 16.01¢ | 35% | | Grady Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 19,283 | 14.84¢ | 16% | | Three Notch Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 13,695 | 16.94¢ | 14% | | Town of Brinson - (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 | |---|---|---| | Solar | 517 MW | 81% | | Petroleum | 80 MW | 13% | | Battery storage | 40 MW | 6% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Cool Springs Solar (Hybrid) | Cool Springs Solar, LLC | Solar | 253 MW | 2021 | | Decatur Solar | Washington County Solar, LLC | Solar | 200 MW | 2024 | | Decatur Parkway Solar Project, LLC | Southern Power Co | Solar | 80 MW | 2015 | | Walton Bainbridge Power Facility | Walton Bainbridge LLC | Petroleum | 80 MW | 2000 | | Decatur County Solar Project | Southern Power Co | Solar | 20 MW | 2015 | | BE Solar LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Solar | 3 MW | 2022 | ## The Decatur County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 8,635 | $46,727 | 1.00 | | Construction | 385 | $55,840 | 0.84 | 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 Decatur County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | County moratorium on data centers | In force | 2026-04 | ## Decatur County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Decatur County, Mitchell 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Decatur County | 29,432 | ▼ 1.9% | 637 MW | — | — | 1 | | Baker County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/baker-county) | 2,725 | ▲ 3.7% | — | — | — | — | | Gadsden County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/gadsden-county) FL | 44,298 | ▲ 3.4% | 196 MW | — | — | — | | Grady County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/grady-county) | 26,590 | ▼ 2.4% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Jackson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/jackson-county) FL | 49,629 | ▼ 0.6% | 228 MW | 75 MW | — | 2 | | Miller County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/miller-county) | 5,812 | ▲ 14.0% | — | — | — | — | | Mitchell County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/mitchell-county) | 20,467 | ▼ 4.9% | 701 MW | 261 MW | — | — | | Seminole County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/seminole-county) | 9,162 | ▼ 2.6% | 2 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Grady County26,590 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/grady-county)[Mitchell County20,467 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/mitchell-county)[Seminole County9,162 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/seminole-county)[Miller County5,812 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/miller-county)[Baker County2,725 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/baker-county) ## Decatur County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Decatur County, Georgia? 5 utilities have service territory in Decatur County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Mitchell Electric Member Corp, Grady Electric Membership Corp, Three Notch Elec Member Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Bainbridge, GA in? Bainbridge is in Decatur County, Georgia. About 14,606 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Decatur County? 7 operating plants with 637 MW of capacity. The largest is Cool Springs Solar (Hybrid) (253 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Decatur County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Decatur County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Mitchell County. ### Is Decatur County adding jobs? Employers counted 8,635 jobs in 2025 against 8,802 in 2019 (-1.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 247 to 385. ### Does Decatur County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Decatur County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/decatur-county Updated: 2026-10-08. 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