An organization that represents the data center industry is trying to get Georgians to think of the electricity-hungry facilities more favorably.
Connected Georgia and its parent organization America Connects recently established a state presence when they created a website on June 15 and a YouTube channel the next week, where the organization published a 30-second ad that has garnered over 2 million views in about four weeks.
“From homes to hospitals to businesses, Georgia’s data centers are unlocking a smarter power grid for our communities,” the YouTube ad says.
The rampant growth of data center construction in Georgia has spurred intense statewide outrage at local government meetings where zoning decisions are being made.
A wave of bipartisan bills was introduced and debated during the 2026 legislative session, from proposals to enact a statewide moratorium or claw back tax incentives aimed at attracting the massive facilities to the state. But none of these bills reached the governor’s desk.