TROUP COUNTY, Ga. - The Troup County Board of Commissioners has approved a 90-day moratorium, effective Sept. 16, 2025, on all applications related to data centers in unincorporated areas of the county.

Troup County's data center moratorium

What we know:

Under the resolution passed at the board’s meeting on Sept. 16, the county will not accept any applications for special land use permits, rezonings, land disturbance permits, building permits, business licenses, or certificates of occupancy for data centers.

During the moratorium, county leaders and staff will study how data centers affect the health, safety, and welfare of residents and businesses before drafting amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance.

Dig deeper:

This comes as a $9.7 billion data center campus ("Project

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