# Seminole County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Donalsonville No data center or power plant project is on record in Seminole County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Seminole County is home to Donalsonville. Next door, Early County has 1 data center. Its power plants have 2 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Employers here counted 2,219 jobs in 2025, down 2.6% from 2019. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Seminole 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. 2 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar -2.6% total jobs since 2019, now 2,219 15.49¢ per kWh for Georgia Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Seminole County Seminole County is home to Donalsonville. Donalsonville2,834 residents Iron City320 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 Seminole County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 9,129 | 9,162 | ▲ 0.4% | 128th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,278 | 2,219 | ▼ 2.6% | 124th of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $36,198 | $46,505 | ▲ 28.5% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.4% | 4.4% | ● 0.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, against 4.4% in 2019. 9,162 people live here, up 0.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Seminole County ### Utilities with service territory in Seminole 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% | | Three Notch Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 13,695 | 16.94¢ | 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 | 2 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Seminole (GA) | Terraform Arcadia | Solar | 2 MW | 2014 | ## The Seminole County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,219 | $46,505 | 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 Seminole County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Seminole County. Georgia has 60 local measures on record statewide, and 2 neighboring counties have one: [Decatur County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/decatur-county), [Jackson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/jackson-county). ## Seminole County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Seminole 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Seminole County | 9,162 | ▼ 2.6% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Decatur County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/decatur-county) | 29,432 | ▼ 1.9% | 637 MW | — | — | 1 | | Early County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/early-county) | 10,455 | ▼ 15.8% | 194 MW | — | 1 | — | | Houston County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/houston-county) AL | 110,318 | ▲ 4.6% | 1,785 MW | — | 1 | — | | 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% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Decatur County29,432 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/decatur-county)[Early County10,455 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/early-county)[Miller County5,812 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/miller-county) ## Seminole County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Seminole County, Georgia? 2 utilities have service territory in Seminole County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, 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 Seminole County? 1 operating plant with 2 MW of capacity. The largest is Seminole (GA) (2 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Seminole County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Seminole County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Early County. ### Is Seminole County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,219 jobs in 2025 against 2,278 in 2019 (-2.6%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Seminole County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Seminole County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/seminole-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/).