Glynn County Board of Commissioners, Georgia, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on April 16, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "On April 17, 2026, the Glynn County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved new zoning ordinances that include a section permitting data centers, rejecting calls from the planning commission for a 120-day moratorium. Commissioners… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | April 16, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Glynn 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.