Coweta County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 16, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
Coweta County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 6, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.
The records read: "Coweta County's moratorium on data center applications expired December 17, 2025, and the Board adopted a data center ordinance on December 16. On April 10-11, 2026, Coweta County commissioners voted 3-2 to rezone 829 acres from Rural… (datacentertracker.org)." "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-05-06, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 16, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | replaced | May 6, 2025 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Coweta 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.