Fayetteville, in Fayette County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on January 29, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.
Fayetteville, in Fayette County, Georgia, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on January 27, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The records read: "90-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-01-29, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)." "Fayetteville's Planning & Zoning Commission denied Corvus Investment Group's request to rezone 240+ acres along Highway 85 North and Highway 314 to Business Park — a classification that allows data centers as a permitted use — and… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | replaced | January 29, 2026 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | January 27, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Fayette County. Dataset: moratorium nation. 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.