Data Center Political Risk
Georgia data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 37 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Georgia — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
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Moratoriums & restrictions in Georgia
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Parkcity · Clayton | Moratorium | active | Sep 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Dougherty Countycounty · Dougherty | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | WALB |
| Savannahcity · Chatham | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | The Current GA / WTOC |
| Lowndes Countycounty · Lowndes | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | WCTV |
| Paulding Countycounty · Paulding | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | FOX 5 Atlanta |
| Cherokee County (GA)county · Cherokee | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | WSB-TV |
| Augusta-Richmond Countycounty · Richmond | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Hall Countycounty · Hall | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | AccessNorthGA / WSB-TV |
| Mariettacity · Cobb | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Marietta Daily Journal |
| Walker Countycounty · Walker | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Walker County |
| Garden Citycity · Chatham | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | The Current GA |
| Lee Countycounty · Lee | Moratorium | active | May 2026 | Source |
| Bulloch Countycounty · Bulloch | Moratorium | active | May 2026 | WSAV |
| Camden Countycounty · Camden | Pause | active | May 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Calhouncity · Gordon | Moratorium | expired | Apr 2026 | expiry-sweep |
| City of Fayettevillecity · Fayette | Ban | active | Mar 2026 | Northwest Georgia News |
| Cobb Countycounty · Cobb | Moratorium | active | Feb 2026 | Marietta Daily Journal |
| Monroe Countycounty · Monroe | Moratorium | active | Dec 2025 | Source |
| Athens-Clarke Countycounty · Clarke | Moratorium | active | Dec 2025 | Source |
| Troup Countycounty · Troup | Moratorium | expired | Sep 2025 | Northwest Georgia News |
| Clayton Countycounty · Clayton | Moratorium | active | Sep 2025 | Clayton News-Daily |
| Lamar Countycounty · Lamar | Moratorium | active | Sep 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| Pike Countycounty · Pike | Moratorium | active | Sep 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| City of LaGrangecity · Troup | Moratorium | expired | Sep 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| Coweta Countycounty · Coweta | Moratorium | expired | May 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| Bartow Countycounty · Bartow | Restrictive zoning | restrictive_zoning | Jan 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| Forsyth Countycounty · Forsyth | Restrictive zoning | restrictive_zoning | Jan 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| Jones Countycounty · Jones | Restrictive zoning | restrictive_zoning | Jan 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| Lumpkin Countycounty · Lumpkin | Restrictive zoning | restrictive_zoning | Jan 2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| City of Atlantacity · Fulton | Restrictive zoning | restrictive_zoning | Sep 2024 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |
| DeKalb Countycounty · DeKalb | Moratorium | active | — | WABE |
| City of Albanycity · Dougherty | Moratorium | active | — | datacenterbans.com |
| Floyd Countycounty · Floyd | Pause | proposed | — | google-news |
| Georgia (statewide) — HB 1192 (2024)state · Georgia | Tax Rollback | vetoed | — | Georgia Recorder |
| Georgia (statewide) — SB 476state · Georgia | Tax Rollback | failed | — | Eversheds Sutherland |
| Augustacity · Richmond | Pause | proposed | — | google-news |
| Rockdale Countycounty · Rockdale | Pause | proposed | — | google-news |
Score Georgia's data center political risk
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