The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Jenkins County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Slightly Pro-Data Center Policies
Jenkins County has enacted a pause on data-center locations while it develops rules, which may delay building or expansion. The pause’s duration and exact scope are unclear.
Rating from Georgia statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Jenkins County.
Specific to Jenkins County only.
current law · County measureTemporarily pauses data center siting in Jenkins County while officials develop rules for their location.Jenkins County data center moratorium (2026)
What this means
The county adopted a moratorium on data-center locations to allow time for ordinances to be developed, so building or expanding may be delayed while rules are created. The sources do not say how long it lasts or exactly what it covers, so the size of the barrier is uncertain.
Timing
The article reports that commissioners adopted two moratoriums, but the provided sources do not specify when or under what condition they expire.
People behind it
- Grady Saxon
Presented the concern about data center locations that led to a moratorium.
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The county adopted a moratorium concerning the location of data centers, pausing siting while ordinances are developed; the source gives no duration or further details. The first concern ... was the location of data centers within the county.
Sources
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