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USA β€Ί Georgia β€Ί Monroe County β€Ί Unincorporated Monroe County

3 data center projects in Unincorporated Monroe County

Who decides here: the Monroe County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

In Unincorporated Monroe County

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

Monroe County paused new data center applications outside city limits in December 2025 while it reviews possible limits. Monroe County had already turned down one large data center rezoning in August 2025, while the city of Forsyth later approved another.

Dec 16, 2025Source

βœ‹ Turned down

Monroe County commissioners voted unanimously against rezoning about 900 acres of mostly wooded land near Bolingbroke for a planned $5.8 billion data center. The planning board had also refused to recommend it. Hundreds of residents came to oppose it.

Aug 5, 2025Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Monroe County.
  2. Go to county meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Unincorporated Monroe County. Nothing else.

⚑ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Monroe County: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Central Georgia El Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Southern Rivers Energy (co-op (owned by its members)).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Georgia.

πŸ™‹ Open tasks here

  • Who will build and use the data centers?
  • Will it really use 2 million gallons of water a day?
  • Where will the power come from?
  • Will Google need a rezoning?
  • When will Google decide to build?

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