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Commission hears ACCG briefing on data centers and advises ordinance work, utility coordination
Summary
An ACCG consultant told Dougherty County commissioners data centers are ‘a fact of life,’ urged transparent public engagement and recommended drafting a local data‑center ordinance addressing zoning, power, water and noise. Commissioners asked staff to start ordinance work and consult utility partners.
An ACCG consultant briefed the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners on April 20 on what data centers are, the scale of recent development in Georgia and the local questions counties should ask before agreeing to host one.
The presenter described different kinds of facilities — enterprise, colocation, hyperscale and edge centers — and said recent advances in AI and cloud computing have driven demand for facilities that can consume “tens or hundreds of megawatts” of power. On incentives, she noted a 2018 state law created a sales‑tax exemption for equipment inside large data‑center warehouses and a job‑creation credit that is scheduled to sunset in 2031.
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