Lowndes County, Georgia, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 17, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "DC BLOX is the company behind the Lowndes County, Georgia, data center proposal (720 acres). DC BLOX's CEO informed the landowner (Pope Langdale) the facility could create up to 400 jobs with $135,000 average salary and would use… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | February 17, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Lowndes 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.