# Putnam County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Eatonton No data center or power plant project is on record in Putnam County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Electrical contractors employ 114, up 86.9% since 2019 against up 21.5% statewide, at an average $60,791 a year. Putnam County is home to Eatonton. Construction employs 463, up 24.8% since 2019, and construction is 1.4 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Next door, Jones County has 1 data center. Employers here counted 6,381 jobs in 2025, up 11.1% from 2019. +86.9% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 114 +11.1% total jobs since 2019, now 6,381 1.4× the U.S. share of jobs in construction ## Cities and towns in Putnam County Putnam County is home to Eatonton. Eatonton6,749 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Crooked Creek. 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 Putnam County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 22,163 | 23,722 | ▲ 7.0% | 81st of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5,746 | 6,381 | ▲ 11.1% | 51st of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $34,352 | $48,793 | ▲ 42.0% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 371 | 463 | ▲ 24.8% | 59th of 97 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 61 | 114 | ▲ 86.9% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.1% | 3.7% | ▼ 0.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 6 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | 6 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 7 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Putnam County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.49¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.61¢ median for Georgia utilities. Unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, against 4.1% in 2019. 23,722 people live here, up 7.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Putnam County ### Utilities with service territory in Putnam 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% | | Central Georgia El Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 61,155 | 12.24¢ | 14% | | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,154 | 14.83¢ | 14% | 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 | 7 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Putnam Erikson 2 | SolAmerica Energy, LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2021 | | Putnam Erickson | Safari Energy, LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2020 | | Tri-County Solar Facility | Georgia Power Co | Solar | 1 MW | 2016 | ## The Putnam County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 6,381 | $48,793 | 1.00 | | Construction | 463 | $65,703 | 1.37 | | Electrical contractors | 114 | $60,791 | 2.48 | 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 Putnam County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Putnam County. Georgia has 60 local measures on record statewide. ## Putnam County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Putnam County, Hancock 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Putnam County | 23,722 | ▲ 11.1% | 7 MW | — | — | — | | Baldwin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/baldwin-county) | 44,029 | ▲ 5.5% | 45 MW | — | — | — | | Greene County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/greene-county) | 21,367 | ▲ 13.6% | 3 MW | — | — | — | | Hancock County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/hancock-county) | 8,682 | ▼ 1.9% | 321 MW | 80 MW | — | — | | Jasper County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/jasper-county) | 17,632 | ▲ 6.0% | 14 MW | — | — | — | | Jones County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/jones-county) | 29,171 | ▲ 1.4% | — | — | 1 | — | | Morgan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/morgan-county) | 22,095 | ▲ 20.7% | 1 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Baldwin County44,029 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/baldwin-county)[Jones County29,171 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/jones-county)[Morgan County22,095 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/morgan-county)[Greene County21,367 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/greene-county)[Jasper County17,632 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/jasper-county) ## Putnam County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Putnam County, Georgia? 3 utilities have service territory in Putnam County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Central Georgia El Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA). The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Putnam County? 3 operating plants with 7 MW of capacity. The largest is Putnam Erikson 2 (3 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Putnam County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Putnam County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Jones County. ### Is Putnam County adding jobs? Employers counted 6,381 jobs in 2025 against 5,746 in 2019 (+11.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 371 to 463. ### Does Putnam County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Putnam County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/putnam-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/).