{"690605":{"#nid":"690605","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"All Georgia data center ordinances \u2014 from most to least restrictive","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn this Ledger-Enquirer news article, Georgia\u2019s rapid data center expansion\u2014and the resulting patchwork of local ordinances from bans to detailed regulations\u2014spotlights the role of Georgia Tech\u2019s Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter), where Associate Yang You developed the Data Center Hub to help communities navigate policy decisions.\u003C\/strong\u003E You emphasized the lack of accessible, centralized information for local leaders and positioned the hub as a \u201cone-stop shop\u201d to compare ordinances, understand requirements, and support more informed, responsible planning amid growing concerns around land use, water, and energy demand.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn this Ledger-Enquirer news article, Georgia\u2019s rapid data center expansion\u2014and the resulting patchwork of local ordinances from bans to detailed regulations\u2014spotlights the role of Georgia Tech\u2019s Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter), where Associate Yang You developed the Data Center Hub to help communities navigate policy decisions.\u003C\/strong\u003E You emphasized the lack of accessible, centralized information for local leaders and positioned the hub as a \u201cone-stop shop\u201d to compare ordinances, understand requirements, and support more informed, responsible planning amid growing concerns around land use, water, and energy demand.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-06-02 17:52:50","changed_gmt":"2026-06-02 17:55:35","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Ledger-Enquirer","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/news\/environment\/article315964444.html","dateline":{"date":"2026-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680405":{"id":"680405","type":"image","title":"georgia-counties-and-cities-with-data-center-ordinances-moratoriums-2026.png","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003E20 counties and 15 cities in Georgia have updated their UDO since 2024 with data center language, 12 counties and 6 cities are currently drafting their rules around data center development\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMap: Kala Hunter\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","created":"1780422774","gmt_created":"2026-06-02 17:52:54","changed":"1780422774","gmt_changed":"2026-06-02 17:52:54","alt":"20 counties and 15 cities in Georgia have updated their UDO since 2024 with data center language, 12 counties and 6 cities are currently drafting their rules around data center development Map: Kala Hunter","file":{"fid":"264661","name":"georgia-counties-and-cities-with-data-center-ordinances-moratoriums-2026.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/06\/02\/georgia-counties-and-cities-with-data-center-ordinances-moratoriums-2026.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/06\/02\/georgia-counties-and-cities-with-data-center-ordinances-moratoriums-2026.png","mime":"image\/png","size":316908,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/06\/02\/georgia-counties-and-cities-with-data-center-ordinances-moratoriums-2026.png?itok=nvAwK1Z4"}}},"media_ids":["680405"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"194611","name":"State Impact"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188853","name":"go-seiinthenews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}