Georgia lawmakers introduced 20 pieces of legislation this session aimed at the data center industry. None of them passed. Now, community members and advocates say they’re disappointed none of the bills made it to the governor’s desk — and they’re concerned about the impact of the data center boom on ordinary Georgians.
“I’m definitely frustrated by that,” said Wanda Mosley, a South Fulton resident and the policy director with Black Voters Matter.
Georgia has quickly become one of the top states for new data center development. Nonprofit organization Science For Georgia reports around 100 data centers in use in metro Atlanta. At least 40 are planned for the Southside. Recently, Coweta County commissioners greenlit rezoning for “Project Sail,” an 800-acre, $17 billion data center development near Newnan.
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