LaGrange, in Troup County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on September 23, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is expired.
The record reads: "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-09-23, since expired (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | expired | September 23, 2025 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Troup County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Troup County
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.