Gilmer County, in Gilmer County, Georgia, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on November 1, 2024. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Gilmer County residents successfully blocked a proposed cryptocurrency server farm on Eller Road in Ellijay. Cyndie Roberson, cofounder of Gilmer County Citizens Against Crypto Mining, mobilized hundreds of residents to challenge the… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | November 1, 2024 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Gilmer 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.