# Troup County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to LaGrange, Hogansville and West Point Troup County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 6 data centers in Troup County. Troup County is home to LaGrange, Hogansville and most of West Point (2,653 of its 3,661 residents). Electrical contractors employ 383, up 9.7% since 2019 against up 21.5% statewide, at an average $93,040 a year. 4 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 2.9% in August 2026, against 3.8% in 2019. 6 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map +9.7% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 383 +5.9% total jobs since 2019, now 42,864 ## Cities and towns in Troup County Troup County is home to LaGrange, Hogansville and most of West Point (2,653 of its 3,661 residents). LaGrange34,730 residents Hogansville3,290 residents West Point2,653 residents · 72% of the city - West Point also extends into [Harris County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/harris-county). 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 Troup County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 69,385 | 72,844 | ▲ 5.0% | 35th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 40,488 | 42,864 | ▲ 5.9% | 76th of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,835 | $60,021 | ▲ 33.9% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 349 | 383 | ▲ 9.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.8% | 2.9% | ▼ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 4 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 42,864 jobs in 2025, up 5.9% from 2019. Its power plants have 77 MW of capacity, 95% of it hydro. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Troup County, one of 7 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.49¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.61¢ median for Georgia utilities. 72,844 people live here, up 5.0% since 2020. ## Who powers Troup County ### Utilities with service territory in Troup 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% | | Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 83,001 | 12.80¢ | 18% | | Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA) | Cooperative | Bundled | 53,299 | 13.38¢ | 12% | | Diverse Power Incorporated | Cooperative | Bundled | 31,998 | 16.75¢ | 19% | | City of La Grange - (GA) | Municipal | Bundled | 12,347 | 12.57¢ | 34% | | City of Hogansville - (GA) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of West Point - (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 | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 73 MW | 95% | | Solar | 4 MW | 5% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | West Point (GA) | USCE-Mobile District | Hydro | 73 MW | 1975 | | Kimberly-Clark Solar | Madison Energy Investments LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2019 | | Troup RC50 II | Safari Energy, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2020 | ## The Troup County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 42,864 | $60,021 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 383 | $93,040 | 1.24 | 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 Troup County 6 data centers in Troup County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Troup County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Troup County, Coweta 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Troup County | 72,844 | ▲ 5.9% | 77 MW | — | 6 | — | | Chambers County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/chambers-county) AL | 34,253 | ▲ 10.4% | 79 MW | — | — | — | | Coweta County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/coweta-county) | 160,240 | ▲ 21.8% | 807 MW | 1,448 MW | 6 | 1 | | Harris County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/harris-county) | 37,280 | ▲ 26.6% | 4 MW | — | — | — | | Heard County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/heard-county) | 12,149 | ▲ 8.5% | 3,967 MW | — | — | — | | Meriwether County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/meriwether-county) | 21,516 | ▲ 14.0% | 6 MW | — | — | 1 | | Randolph County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/randolph-county) AL | 23,163 | ▲ 2.6% | 135 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Coweta County160,240 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/coweta-county)[Harris County37,280 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/harris-county)[Meriwether County21,516 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/meriwether-county)[Heard County12,149 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/heard-county) ## Troup County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Troup County, Georgia? 7 utilities have service territory in Troup County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp, Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA), Diverse Power Incorporated. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is LaGrange, GA in? LaGrange is in Troup County, Georgia. About 34,730 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Troup County? 3 operating plants with 77 MW of capacity. The largest is West Point (GA) (73 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Troup County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 6 data centers in Troup County. ### Is Troup County adding jobs? Employers counted 42,864 jobs in 2025 against 40,488 in 2019 (+5.9%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Troup County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Troup County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/troup-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/).