Data center fact sheet · county
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
As of . Latest dated change shown: Oct 21, 2025. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 denied
- Planned capacity
- None published
- 0 projects publish a figure; 0 projects publish none; 1 cancelled or denied not counted
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Elberton Road data center proposal Athens | Denied | none published | FAE Clark LLC (property owner/applicant) |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Oct 21, 2025 Commissioner Melissa Link calls for a data center moratorium after the denial (Old Elberton Road data center proposal)[1]
- Oct 7, 2025 Athens-Clarke Mayor and Commission unanimously deny the rezoning (Old Elberton Road data center proposal)[2]
- Sep 2025 Athens-Clarke Planning Commission unanimously recommends denial of the Employment-Industrial rezoning (Old Elberton Road data center proposal)[3]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- WUGA, “Commissioner Link calls for moratorium on data centers after potential hyperscale project denied”, Oct 21, 2025. https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2025-10-21/commissioner-link-calls-for-moratorium-on-data-centers-after-potential-hyperscale-project-denied
- DatacenterDynamics, “Permission denied to data center in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, talks of a potential moratorium”, Oct 27, 2025. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/permission-denied-to-data-center-in-athens-clarke-county-georgia-talks-of-a-potential-moratorium/
- Now Georgia, “ACC Planning Commission recommends denial for greenbelt rezone”, Sep 10, 2025. https://nowgeorgia.com/acc-planning-commission-recommends-denial-for-greenbelt-rezone/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/georgia/athens-clarke-county.