# Tift County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Tifton and Omega The data center boom is not abstract in Tift County: it is on the ground here. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Tift County. Tift County is home to Tifton, most of Omega (1,305 of its 1,341 residents) and Ty Ty. Construction employs 687, down 7.4% since 2019. 8 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 21,569 jobs in 2025, up 3.6% from 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map +3.6% total jobs since 2019, now 21,569 8 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Tift County Tift County is home to Tifton, most of Omega (1,305 of its 1,341 residents) and Ty Ty. Tifton17,595 residents Omega1,305 residents · 97% of the city Ty Ty652 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Phillipsburg, Unionville. 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 Tift County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 41,382 | 42,254 | ▲ 2.1% | 51st of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 20,825 | 21,569 | ▲ 3.6% | 92nd of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $39,256 | $53,140 | ▲ 35.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 742 | 687 | ▼ 7.4% | 89th of 97 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 105 | 45 | ▼ 57.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 3.3% | ▼ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 8 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 8 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Tift 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 3.3% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. 42,254 people live here, up 2.1% since 2020. Electrical contractors employ 45, down 57.1% since 2019 against up 21.5% statewide, at an average $60,856 a year. ## Who powers Tift County ### Utilities with service territory in Tift 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% | | Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 65,743 | 13.20¢ | 6% | | Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,293 | 16.01¢ | 35% | | City of Adel- (GA) | — | — | — | — | — | | Irwin Electric Membership Corp | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 8 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Tift Fletcher | Madison Energy Investments LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2023 | | Tift Boyd | Westbound Solar 3, LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2022 | | Tift Bowen | Madison Energy Investments LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2023 | ## The Tift County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 21,569 | $53,140 | 1.00 | | Construction | 687 | $67,922 | 0.60 | | Electrical contractors | 45 | $60,856 | 0.29 | 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 Tift County 1 data center in Tift County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Tift County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Tift County, Irwin 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Tift County | 42,254 | ▲ 3.6% | 8 MW | — | 1 | — | | Berrien County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/berrien-county) | 18,932 | ▲ 6.8% | — | — | — | — | | Colquitt County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/colquitt-county) | 47,438 | ▲ 6.2% | 21 MW | — | — | 1 | | Cook County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/cook-county) | 18,232 | ▲ 1.5% | — | — | — | — | | Irwin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/irwin-county) | 9,020 | ▼ 3.2% | — | — | 1 | — | | Turner County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/turner-county) | 8,983 | ▼ 7.4% | — | — | — | — | | Worth County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/worth-county) | 20,059 | ▼ 1.6% | 40 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Colquitt County47,438 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/colquitt-county)[Worth County20,059 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/worth-county)[Berrien County18,932 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/berrien-county)[Cook County18,232 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/cook-county)[Irwin County9,020 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/irwin-county) ## Tift County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Tift County, Georgia? 5 utilities have service territory in Tift County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp, Mitchell Electric Member Corp, City of Adel- (GA). The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Tifton, GA in? Tifton is in Tift County, Georgia. About 17,595 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Tift County? 3 operating plants with 8 MW of capacity. The largest is Tift Fletcher (3 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Tift County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Tift County. ### Is Tift County adding jobs? Employers counted 21,569 jobs in 2025 against 20,825 in 2019 (+3.6%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 742 to 687. ### Does Tift County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Tift County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/tift-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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