Data center siting snapshot: Bartow County, Georgia

Line miles are measured from the archived HIFLD Transmission Lines layer inside the Census county boundary. Mapped lines are not available capacity.

What the public record shows

The archived HIFLD map indicates approximately 130.8 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line within Bartow County, comprising 51.1 miles at 500 kV or more and 79.7 miles at 230 kV ^[1]. An additional 102.2 miles of 115–161 kV line are mapped in the area ^[2]. Georgia Power is the owner of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles ^[3]. Two named line endpoints touching 230 kV+ lines are located inside the county ^[4]. Retail electric utilities with mapped service territory covering part of the county include Georgia Power and the City of Cartersville, though these boundaries are approximate ^[5].

As of 2026-11-09, records show no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Bartow County ^[6]. At the state level, a certification for about 10 GW of new generation was enacted on 2026-09-01 ^[7]. A proposed temporary statewide pause was pledged by the Governor-elect on 2026-11-04 ^[8]. Several legislative attempts to regulate data center costs or impose moratoria failed, including SB 410 ^[9], SB 34 ^[10], HB 1063 ^[11], and HB 1059 ^[12].

Drafted by our local model from the numbered facts below, then checked sentence by sentence by a second model and a rules-based check.

Data center rules on record

Rule records come from The MW Desk legislation tracker, which includes rows from the Moratorium Nation dataset by Michael J. Bommarito (CC BY 4.0). Statuses change; confirm with the jurisdiction's own record.

Utilities on record

Georgia Power, City of Cartersville (GA). (HIFLD/EIA-861 territory polygons; approximate and often overlapping.)

Market context on The MW Desk: Atlanta + Georgia secondary.

Sources

1. [1] The archived HIFLD map shows about 130.8 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line inside Bartow County, GA: 51.1 miles at 500 kV or more, 0.0 miles at 345 kV and 79.7 miles at 230 kV. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
2. [2] The same map shows about 102.2 miles of 115–161 kV line in the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
3. [3] Owners of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles in the county: Georgia Power. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
4. [4] 2 named line endpoints touching 230 kV+ lines (usually substations or switchyards) are mapped inside the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
5. [5] Retail electric utilities whose mapped service territory covers part of the county include: Georgia Power, City of Cartersville (GA). Territory boundaries are approximate. Source: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA-861 based; archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
6. [6] Our records hold no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Bartow County as of 2026-11-09. Source: The MW Desk legislation tracker
7. [7] Georgia state/utility level, Georgia PSC / Georgia Power: Certification of about 10 GW of new generation. Status: enacted, dated 2026-09-01. Source: Georgia PSC: Data Center Fact Sheet (Sep 2026)
8. [8] Georgia state/utility level, Georgia: Governor-elect pledge: temporary statewide pause. Status: proposed, dated 2026-11-04. Source: DCD: Anti-data center candidates claim victory across the US in 2026 midterm elections
9. [9] Georgia state/utility level, Georgia: SB 410 (2026) (Would repeal the data center equipment sales/use tax exemption while preserving prior certificates). Status: failed, dated 2026-03-10. Source: SB 410 (2025-2026) - Georgia General Assembly bill status
10. [10] Georgia state/utility level, Georgia: SB 34 (2025-2026) (Would prohibit utility costs caused by commercial data centers from being included in rates unless recovered solely or substantially from data centers). Status: failed, dated 2026-02-25. Source: SB 34 (2025-2026) - Georgia General Assembly bill status
11. [11] Georgia state/utility level, Georgia: HB 1063 (2026) (Would require electric utilities to protect residential and retail customers from costs associated with data center construction and operation). Status: failed, dated 2026-02-18. Source: HB 1063 (2025-2026) - Georgia General Assembly bill status
12. [12] Georgia state/utility level, Georgia: HB 1059 (2026) ("Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026"; would impose a statewide development moratorium and create an assessment commission). Status: failed, dated 2026-02-02. Source: HB 1059 (2025-2026) - Georgia General Assembly bill status, 'Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026'