Georgia data center moratoriums
- As of 26 Oct 2026
- 40 pauses in force · 6 bans · 7 proposed
- 3 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 159 counties, 492 cities · 53 on tracker
Expiring by 25 Dec 2026
- 6 Nov 2026Putnam CountyPauseputnamcountyga.usGovernment confirmed
- 16 Dec 2026Newton CountyPause, extendedcovnews.comNews reported
- 23 Dec 2026Coweta CountyPausetimes-herald.comNews reported
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 2 counties
- Pause (active or extended): 27 counties
- Pause proposed: 5 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 97 counties
- No government or news source found: 28 counties
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 159 counties checked · 26 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (19)
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 53 bans, pauses and proposals
- 15 government confirmed · 38 news reported
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (city, DeKalb) | Ban | Some zoning districts | – | Rules adopted | canopyatlanta.org News reported |
| Clay County | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | claycountyprogress.com News reported |
| Fayetteville (city, Fayette) | Ban | Other | – | Rules adopted | fayetteville-ga.gov Government confirmed |
| Lovejoy (city, Clayton) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | ajc.com News reported |
| Palmetto (city, Fulton) | Ban | All data centers | – | Rules adopted | wabe.org News reported |
| Talbot County | Ban | Some zoning districts | – | – | ledger-enquirer.com News reported |
| Albany (city, Dougherty) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | walb.com News reported |
| Bloomingdale (city, Chatham) | Pause | All data centers | 16 Feb 2027 | – | savannahagenda.com News reported |
| Camden County | Pause | Other | – | Rules drafted | camdencountyga.gov Government confirmed |
| Chamblee (city, DeKalb) | Pause | All data centers | 16 Jan 2027 | – | decaturish.com News reported |
| Chatham County | Pause | Above a size threshold: 10 MW or greater; also restricts conversion of warehouses and large industrial buildings of 200,000 square feet or more | 16 Feb 2027 | – | thecurrentga.org News reported |
| Coweta County | Pause | All data centers Pause to review the county's existing data center ordinance | 23 Dec 2026 | Rules adopted | times-herald.com News reported |
| Garden City (city, Chatham) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | thecurrentga.org News reported |
| Grady County | Pause | All data centers | – | – | gradycountyga.gov Government confirmed |
| Greene County | Pause | – | – | – | lakeoconeenews.us Government confirmed |
| Hall County | Pause | – | – | Rules adopted | gainesvilletimes.com News reported |
| Hart County | Pause | All data centers | – | – | 921wlhr.com News reported |
| Kennesaw (city, Cobb) | Pause | All data centers | 5 Apr 2027 | – | mdjonline.com News reported |
| Kingsland (city, Camden) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | kingslandgeorgia.com Government confirmed |
| Leesburg (city, Lee) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | walb.com News reported |
| Liberty County | Pause | Other | – | – | wjcl.com News reported |
| Macon County | Pause | All data centers | – | – | hhjonline.com News reported |
| Maysville (city, Banks) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | mainstreetnews.com News reported |
| Pembroke (city, Bryan) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | wtoc.com News reported |
| Putnam County | Pause | All data centers | 6 Nov 2026 | Rules drafted | putnamcountyga.us Government confirmed |
| Savannah (city, Chatham) | Pause | Above a size threshold: 10 MW or greater; also restricts conversion of warehouses and large industrial buildings of 200,000 square feet or more | – | – | agenda.savannahga.gov Government confirmed |
| Spalding County | Pause | Other | – | Rules adopted | griffindailynews.com News reported |
| Terrell County | Pause | All data centers | – | – | albanyherald.com News reported |
| Toccoa (city, Stephens) | Pause | All data centers | 11 Jan 2027 | Rules drafted | wnegradio.com News reported |
| Turner County | Pause | All data centers | 31 Dec 2026 | – | thewiregrassfarmer.com News reported |
| Warner Robins (city, Houston) | Pause | All data centers | 20 Jan 2027 | – | 41nbc.com News reported |
| Washington County | Pause | Above a size threshold: Covers data centers and large-scale data processing facilities; excludes facilities where computer-service equipment is incidental and subordinate, occupies no more than 5% of gross floor area, and has combined nameplate electrical demand not exceeding 250 kW. | – | – | washingtoncounty.news News reported |
| Appling County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 31 Jan 2027 | – | applingcountyga.org Government confirmed |
| Bulloch County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 31 Dec 2026 | Rules drafted | statesboroherald.com News reported |
| Cherokee County | Pause, extended | Other | 14 Feb 2027 | Rules drafted | cherokeecountyga.gov Government confirmed |
| Clayton County | Pause, extended | Other | 29 Jun 2026 | – | claytoncountyga.gov Government confirmed |
| Cobb County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 24 Feb 2027 | Rules drafted | eastcobbnews.com News reported |
| Colquitt County | Pause, extended | All data centers | – | – | moultrieobserver.com News reported |
| DeKalb County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 30 Mar 2027 | Rules drafted | decaturish.com News reported |
| Dougherty County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 27 Feb 2027 | Rules drafted | dougherty.ga.us Government confirmed |
| Gordon County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 29 Jan 2027 | Rules drafted | gordoncountyga.gov Government confirmed |
| Lamar County | Pause, extended | Other | – | – | lamarcountyga.com Government confirmed |
| Milton (city, Fulton) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 16 Jan 2027 | Rules drafted | miltonga.gov Government confirmed |
| Murray County | Pause, extended | Other | 7 Jul 2027 | Rules drafted | hoodline.com News reported |
| Newton County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 16 Dec 2026 | – | covnews.com News reported |
| Stephens County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 14 Jan 2027 | – | wnegradio.com News reported |
| Columbia County | Pause proposed | All data centers: Proposed 180-day pause on new data-center applications; no vote reported | – | Rules drafted | wjbf.com News reported |
| Dade County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | discoverdade.com News reported |
| Euharlee (city, Bartow) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | euharlee.com Government confirmed |
| Kingston (city, Bartow) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | wbhfradio.org News reported |
| Long County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | wjcl.com News reported |
| Mitchell County | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | walb.com News reported |
| Telfair County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | mlive.com News reported |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, Georgia moratorium tracker, 26 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/georgia/moratoriums
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