Lee County, in Lee County, Georgia, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "As reported May 27, 2026, Lee County commissioners are weighing extending their data center moratorium (currently expiring in July) through the end of 2026 and creating a dedicated data-center zoning district to prevent developers from… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | June 23, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Lee County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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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.