# Early County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Blakely Early County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Early County. Early County is home to Blakely. Employers here counted 3,540 jobs in 2025, down 15.8% from 2019. 101 MW has retired here since 2019, including Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs (other technologies, 101 MW, 2025). 192 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map -15.8% total jobs since 2019, now 3,540 101 MW of generating capacity retired since 2019 ## Cities and towns in Early County Early County is home to Blakely. Blakely5,156 residents Arlington303 residents · 27% of the city Damascus200 residents Jakin134 residents - Arlington also extends into [Calhoun County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/calhoun-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Cedar Springs. 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 Early County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 10,793 | 10,455 | ▼ 3.1% | 124th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,203 | 3,540 | ▼ 15.8% | 152nd of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $47,116 | $57,653 | ▲ 22.4% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.8% | 4.9% | ▲ 0.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 192 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 101 MW | | — | Its power plants have 194 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Early 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. Unemployment was 4.9% in August 2026, against 4.8% in 2019. 10,455 people live here, down 3.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Early County ### Utilities with service territory in Early 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% | | Diverse Power Incorporated | Cooperative | Bundled | 31,998 | 16.75¢ | 19% | | Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,293 | 16.01¢ | 35% | | Three Notch Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 13,695 | 16.94¢ | 14% | | City of Blakely - (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 | 194 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | SR Arlington II | SR Arlington II MT, LLC | Solar | 102 MW | 2019 | | SR Cedar Springs, LLC | SR Cedar Springs, LLC | Solar | 70 MW | 2022 | | SR Arlington I | SR Arlington, LLC | Solar | 20 MW | 2021 | | Georgia Power at Jakin GA PV | Luminace Solar Georgia 2, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2017 | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs | Other technologies | 101 MW | 2025 | ## The Early County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 3,540 | $57,653 | 1.00 | 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 Early County 1 data center in Early County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Early County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Early County, Houston 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Early County | 10,455 | ▼ 15.8% | 194 MW | — | 1 | — | | Baker County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/baker-county) | 2,725 | ▲ 3.7% | — | — | — | — | | Calhoun County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/calhoun-county) | 5,413 | ▲ 18.5% | — | — | — | — | | Clay County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/clay-county) | 2,815 | ▼ 16.2% | 274 MW | — | — | — | | Henry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/henry-county) AL | 18,394 | ▲ 10.8% | — | — | — | — | | Houston County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/houston-county) AL | 110,318 | ▲ 4.6% | 1,785 MW | — | 1 | — | | Miller County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/miller-county) | 5,812 | ▲ 14.0% | — | — | — | — | | 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)[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)[Calhoun County5,413 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/calhoun-county)[Clay County2,815 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/clay-county)[Baker County2,725 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/baker-county) ## Early County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Early County, Georgia? 5 utilities have service territory in Early County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Diverse Power Incorporated, Mitchell Electric Member Corp, Three Notch Elec Member Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Early County? 4 operating plants with 194 MW of capacity. The largest is SR Arlington II (102 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Early County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Early County. ### Is Early County adding jobs? Employers counted 3,540 jobs in 2025 against 4,203 in 2019 (-15.8%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Early County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Early County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/early-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/).