Data centers in Clarke County, Georgia
No data center in Clarke County is on the record. The nearest one planned is DC BLOX Conyers Data Center Campus (ATL East), 43 miles away, being built. The nearest running is Meta Stanton Springs Data Center Campus in Social Circle, 31 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Clarke County
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Georgia and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
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DC BLOX Conyers Data Center Campus (ATL East)
Conyers, Rockdale County · DC BLOX / Strategic Real Estate Partners
Latest, February 16, 2024: Strategic Real Estate Partners filed state paperwork for a three warehouse, 837,500 square foot data center campus on 53 acres near Conyers in Rockdale County, east of Atlanta.
43 miles from the center of Clarke County to the site.
- Nearest one running
Meta Stanton Springs Data Center Campus
Social Circle, Newton County · Meta
No dated entry on the record yet.
31 miles from the center of Clarke County to the site.
What Clarke County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
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| Clarke County | county | Athens Clarke County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 3, 2026 to extend the county moratorium on new data center construction through June 5, 2026 and remanded proposed zoning and clean energy rules back to the Planning Commission for stricter standards. accgov.com (opens in a new tab) query feed Mar 3, 20261 act on this rowEvery act on the Clarke County row
| 1 | 2026-10-27 |
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March 3, 2026 Athens, GA Athens Clarke County Mayor and Commission Data Center Moratorium Extension
Athens Clarke County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 3, 2026 to extend the county moratorium on new data center construction through June 5, 2026 and remanded proposed zoning and clean energy rules back to the Planning Commission for stricter standards.
- Athens Clarke County Mayor and Commission Action Summary Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
"2025 was an emergency measure meant to stop data center development until zoning regulations had been updated. Updates included requirements for data centers to recycle their own water and to generate clean energy if they use more than 5 megawatts of power. But after public feedback and concerns about state legislation, commissioners sent the proposal back to the planning commission for further revisions. Currently, no statewide moratorium on"
- Spencer Frye, State Representative, Georgia House of Representatives Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
"Spencer Fry is concerned about the economic impact of data center operation. >> So, is it smart policy to bring low numbers of jobs but large uses of electricity and water? I'm not really sure I've been able to calculate the ultimate benefit the data centers being in Georgia. >> In Athens, this has brought up a major concern regarding transparency as"
- Athens Clarke County Mayor and Commission Member Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
">> The uh insatiable demand for power by data centers. Um it's going to create huge problems. >> Athens clar county recently proposed regulations that would place data centers only in industrial zoned areas. These are often adjacent to lowincome communities like Pitter Road. During a recent town hall meeting in Winterville, organized by the Democratic Party, residents voiced their concerns"
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Moratorium adoptedClarke County
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Questions about Clarke County
Is there a data center near Clarke County?
No data center in Clarke County is on the record. The nearest one planned is DC BLOX Conyers Data Center Campus (ATL East), 43 miles from the center of Clarke County to the site, being built. The nearest running is Meta Stanton Springs Data Center Campus in Social Circle, 31 miles from the center of Clarke County to the site.
answered from the rows aboveIs Clarke County allowing new data centers?
Clarke County limits new data centers, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The pause on the record: Athens Clarke County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 3, 2026 to extend the county moratorium on new data center construction through June 5, 2026 and remanded proposed zoning and clean energy rules back to the Planning Commission for stricter standards.
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