DeKalb County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 9, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
DeKalb County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 25, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The records read: "DeKalb County, Georgia Commission extended its data center moratorium until June 23, 2026 at the December 16, 2025 meeting due to community concerns about public health and environmental impacts. A public hearing on a proposed… (datacentertracker.org)." "100-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-06-25, extended and active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 9, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 25, 2025 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: DeKalb 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.