Set conditions for data centers

Austin Scott supports letting local officials make data-center zoning decisions. He also supports ending nondisclosure agreements so residents know who is building a facility, using closed-loop water systems and purifying water before release, and requiring data centers to pay for energy construction and transmission so residents’ power bills do not rise.

Context: Scott said residents can ask county commissioners for these terms; the passage does not describe them as federal requirements.

In their own words

zoning decisions on data centers should be made locally.

The source

Georgia district 8: Austin Scott and Esti candidate priorities ↗

Published: 10/28/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026