# Twiggs County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Twiggs County is one of the places the data center build-out is physically happening. Employers here counted 1,801 jobs in 2025, down 41.7% from 2019. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Twiggs County. Twiggs County is home to Jeffersonville. 204 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 4.6% in August 2026, against 5.5% in 2019. -41.7% total jobs since 2019, now 1,801 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 227 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Twiggs County Twiggs County is home to Jeffersonville. Jeffersonville907 residents Danville140 residents · 87% of the city Allentown57 residents · 30% of the city - Allentown also extends into [Wilkinson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/wilkinson-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 Twiggs County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 8,009 | 7,597 | ▼ 5.1% | 142nd of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,089 | 1,801 | ▼ 41.7% | 158th of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $34,777 | $45,224 | ▲ 30.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 5.5% | 4.6% | ▼ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 204 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 227 MW of capacity, 99% of it solar. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Twiggs County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.49¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.61¢ median for Georgia utilities. 7,597 people live here, down 5.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Twiggs County ### Utilities with service territory in Twiggs 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% | | Flint Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 83,739 | 13.57¢ | 26% | | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,154 | 14.83¢ | 14% | | Oconee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 10,743 | 15.71¢ | 15% | 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 | 224 MW | 99% | | Other technologies | 3 MW | 1% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Twiggs Solar | Onward Energy | Solar | 204 MW | 2020 | | Richland Solar Center | Onward Energy | Solar | 20 MW | 2015 | | ADS Renewable Energy-Wolf Creek LLC | ADS Renewable Energy- Wolf Creek, LLC | Other technologies | 3 MW | 2011 | ## The Twiggs County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,801 | $45,224 | 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 Twiggs County 1 data center in Twiggs County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Twiggs County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Twiggs County, Laurens 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Twiggs County | 7,597 | ▼ 41.7% | 227 MW | — | 1 | — | | Bibb County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bibb-county) | 157,556 | ▼ 3.4% | 328 MW | — | — | — | | Bleckley County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bleckley-county) | 12,866 | ▲ 23.9% | 4 MW | — | — | — | | Houston County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/houston-county) | 178,214 | ▲ 4.0% | 577 MW | — | — | — | | Jones County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/jones-county) | 29,171 | ▲ 1.4% | — | — | 1 | — | | Laurens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/laurens-county) | 51,041 | ▲ 8.6% | 86 MW | 150 MW | — | — | | Wilkinson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/wilkinson-county) | 8,650 | ▼ 23.6% | 5 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Houston County178,214 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/houston-county)[Bibb County157,556 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bibb-county)[Laurens County51,041 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/laurens-county)[Jones County29,171 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/jones-county)[Bleckley County12,866 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/bleckley-county) ## Twiggs County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Twiggs County, Georgia? 4 utilities have service territory in Twiggs County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Flint Electric Membership Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA), Oconee Electric Member Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Twiggs County? 3 operating plants with 227 MW of capacity. The largest is Twiggs Solar (204 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Twiggs County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Twiggs County. ### Is Twiggs County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,801 jobs in 2025 against 3,089 in 2019 (-41.7%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Twiggs County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Twiggs County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/twiggs-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/).