Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on April 9, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on December 2, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.
The records read: "Athens-Clarke County Commission originally imposed an emergency moratorium on data centers in December 2025, extended it to June 5, 2026, and used the time to develop permanent regulations. On April 9, 2026, the Commission voted to lift… (datacentertracker.org)." "Data-center moratorium running to a set end date, adopted 2025-12-02, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | April 9, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | replaced | December 2, 2025 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Clarke County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Georgia context
Georgia has 66 documented local actions across 60 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (pending, February 12, 2026) and Georgia Power (PSC rule) territory has a large-load tariff (in force, February 1, 2025).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.