Walker County, GA 30-Day Data Center Moratorium

Walker County, Georgia passed a 30-day data center moratorium on July 10, 2026 — a short-term emergency pause in the Northwest Georgia county that borders Hamilton County, Tennessee. The very short duration (30 days) is consistent with a 'bridge' moratorium allowing time to draft and adopt a formal permanent data-center ordinance. Walker County joins Carroll, Lee, and Troup Counties in Georgia's growing cluster of local data center restrictions.

Technical detail

Walker County (GA) 30-day data center moratorium adopted July 10, 2026; expires approximately August 9, 2026. Very short duration consistent with bridge moratoriums allowing time to draft formal zoning language before a permanent ordinance is adopted. Walker County is in Northwest Georgia, bordering Hamilton County, TN (where a separate moratorium was introduced the same week). No specific MW threshold or size floor confirmed in available reporting.

Who is protected: Walker County, GA residents

Who must comply: Data center developers seeking permits or approvals in Walker County, GA

Key facts

Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere

• SB 484 (FL Data Center Costs) · In effect
• Maine Data Center Moratorium (vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Siting Bill (Vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Tax Exemption · In effect
• VA Data Center Cost-Allocation Law · In effect
• Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) · In effect