Status of all 9 local governments in Chatham County (the county and its towns and cities) on moratoria and siting rules for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind.
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Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.
No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 8 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Sep 11, 2026) |
— | 1 |
| City of Bloomingdale | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 20, 2026) |
— | 2 |
| City of Garden City | In force Data centers, Crypto mining: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 15, 2026) |
— | 4 |
| City of Savannah | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 27, 2026) |
Public hearing: data center moratorium · | 4 |
| City of Pooler | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| City of Port Wentworth | None known | — | 6 |
| City of Tybee Island | None known | — | 6 |
| Town of Thunderbolt | None known | — | 6 |
| Town of Vernonburg | None known | — | 1 |
“None known” means no record in Moratorium Nation and nothing detected in the documents we read; for governments we do not monitor yet it says nothing either way.
“Public Hearing on Adoption of an Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Development or Conversion Activity Related to Large-scale Data Centers with an Electrical Capacity of (10) Megawatts or Greater and…”
“Exhibit 1: Savannah Data Center Moratorium Ordinance .docx Mayor Johnson declared the zoning hearing open for agenda item #17.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners creating new subsection 3-102 of Article I, imposing a temporary moratorium on development... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Bloomingdale | Data centers | In force Active |
Resolution No. 2026-012 (City of Bloomingdale) declaring a moratorium on acceptance of applications relating to establishment or expansion of data centers (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Garden City | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Adopted resolution establishing an immediate six-month moratorium on new applications and permits for establishing, constructing, or expanding... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Savannah | Data centers | In force Active |
City Council ordinance imposing a 155-day temporary moratorium on data centers of 10 MW or greater and on conversion of industrial buildings of... (Moratorium Nation) |
Moratorium records marked “Moratorium Nation” come from the Moratorium Nation inventory by Michael J. Bommarito, licensed CC BY 4.0; status follows that inventory, and we mark a record ended once its recorded end date has passed. Records marked “Siting Radar” are our own detections in public meeting documents: the status is the latest step we saw, with a link to the source. Not legal advice.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Chatham County (in force), City of Bloomingdale (in force), City of Garden City (in force) and City of Savannah (in force) in Chatham County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 8 of 9 governments in Chatham County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 8 of 9 governments in Chatham County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 8 of 9 governments in Chatham County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.