City of Covington, Georgia
Moratoria, zoning amendments and siting ordinances for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind in City of Covington (Newton County).
Pending
No upcoming vote or hearing detected in the documents we have read.
Enacted moratoria on record
- 2026-01-05 · Data centers
Original moratorium resolution adopted 2026-01-05, ratified 2026-01-20, and extended by council action multiple times (to Aug. 4, 2026 per the June 1, 2026 agenda; then to Oct. 20, 2026 per the July 6, 2026 agenda). Superseded by a permanent ordinance amending Covington Municipal Code Section 16.20.195 (Data Center) within Chapter 16.20 (Supplemental Use Provisions), given first reading and public hearing Aug. 3, 2026 and adopted on final reading Aug. 17, 2026. A resolution number for the original moratorium was not located.
Source: Moratorium Nation (Michael J. Bommarito), CC BY 4.0. Matched to this jurisdiction by name and location; check the original record.