# Wilcox County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Abbeville and Rochelle Wilcox County is a generation frontier for Georgia. Wilcox County is home to Abbeville and Rochelle. 140 MW of new generation is planned here across 2 units, led by SR Rochelle I, LLC (solar). 90 MW of it is already under construction or built. Employers here counted 1,198 jobs in 2025, up 8.7% from 2019. 80 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 3.4% in August 2026, against 4.3% in 2019. 140 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading +8.7% total jobs since 2019, now 1,198 80 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Wilcox County Wilcox County is home to Abbeville and Rochelle. Abbeville2,819 residents Rochelle1,146 residents Pineview463 residents Pitts243 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Seville. 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 Wilcox County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 8,787 | 8,797 | ▲ 0.1% | 132nd of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,102 | 1,198 | ▲ 8.7% | 61st of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $31,545 | $41,889 | ▲ 32.8% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.3% | 3.4% | ▼ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 80 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 140 MW | 175% of today's fleet | 11th of 18 by size | Its power plants have 80 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Wilcox 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. 8,797 people live here, up 0.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Wilcox County ### Utilities with service territory in Wilcox 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% | | Crisp County Power Comm | Political Subdivision | Bundled | 9,206 | 14.54¢ | 30% | | Irwin Electric Membership Corp | — | — | — | — | — | | Middle Georgia El Member 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 | 80 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Pineview Solar, LLC | Pineview Solar, LLC | Solar | 80 MW | 2026 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | SR Rochelle I | Solar Photovoltaic | 90 MW | Under construction (>50%) | 2026 | SR Rochelle I, LLC | | SR Rochelle II | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | Approvals received | 2027 | SR Rochelle II, LLC | ## The Wilcox County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,198 | $41,889 | 1.00 | | Construction | 27 | $56,943 | 0.43 | 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 Wilcox County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Wilcox County. Georgia has 60 local measures on record statewide. ## Wilcox County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Wilcox County, Crisp 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wilcox County | 8,797 | ▲ 8.7% | 80 MW | 140 MW | — | — | | Ben Hill County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/ben-hill-county) | 17,099 | ▲ 3.9% | — | — | — | — | | Crisp County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/crisp-county) | 19,237 | ▲ 0.2% | — | — | 1 | — | | Dodge County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/dodge-county) | 19,663 | ▼ 0.3% | — | — | — | — | | Dooly County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/dooly-county) | 11,156 | ▼ 27.7% | — | — | — | — | | Pulaski County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/pulaski-county) | 10,172 | ▲ 3.5% | — | — | — | — | | Telfair County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/telfair-county) | 11,195 | ▼ 20.0% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Turner County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/turner-county) | 8,983 | ▼ 7.4% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Dodge County19,663 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/dodge-county)[Crisp County19,237 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/crisp-county)[Ben Hill County17,099 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/ben-hill-county)[Telfair County11,195 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/telfair-county)[Dooly County11,156 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/dooly-county) ## Wilcox County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Wilcox County, Georgia? 4 utilities have service territory in Wilcox County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Crisp County Power Comm, Irwin Electric Membership Corp, Middle Georgia El Member Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Wilcox County? 1 operating plant with 80 MW of capacity. The largest is Pineview Solar, LLC (80 MW, solar). ### How much new power is planned in Wilcox County? 140 MW across 2 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 90 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is SR Rochelle I, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Wilcox County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Wilcox County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Crisp County. ### Is Wilcox County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,198 jobs in 2025 against 1,102 in 2019 (+8.7%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Wilcox County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Wilcox County. Georgia has 60 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/wilcox-county Updated: 2026-10-08. 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