Georgia Tech pitches 'Grid‑Ready' program as Spalding leaders defend strict data‑center rules
Georgia Tech presented a Grid‑Ready Communities program to help local governments plan proactively for data centers, emphasizing fiscal modeling, ordinance drafting and community engagement. Several commissioners and residents stressed that Spalding County's ordinance already sets high standards for cooling, water use, noise and setbacks.
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Lee Hopkins of Georgia Tech’s Center for Economic Development Research introduced the Grid‑Ready Communities Program at the May 18 Spalding County meeting, describing a suite of tools to help counties plan for high‑energy users such as data centers. "We want to help communities think through ... and match them with research happening at Georgia Tech," Hopkins said.
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