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Georgia

159 Counties 89 Low/Moderate Risk 4 High/Very High Risk 0 Active Moratoria
State policy: RPS on books, no enforceable target

Grade distribution

A 32B 57C 66D 4

Overview

Georgia has 159 tracked counties. 89 are graded A or B — favorable to moderate permitting conditions. The state's policy environment (RPS on books, no enforceable target) adds headwinds for renewables projects. No Georgia counties currently have an active utility-scale solar moratorium.

All counties — sorted by risk score (best first)

County Grade Score Trajectory Moratorium
Crisp CountyA32
Decatur CountyA33
Quitman County CountyA33
Heard CountyA33
Schley County CountyA33
Seminole County CountyA33
Stewart County CountyA33
Taliaferro County CountyA33
Terrell County CountyA33
Wheeler County CountyA33
Echols CountyA33
Glascock CountyA33
Evans CountyA34
Randolph County CountyA34
Turner County CountyA34
Webster County CountyA34
Wilcox County CountyA34
Elbert CountyA34
Emanuel CountyA34
Franklin CountyA34
Treutlen County CountyA34
Twiggs County CountyA34
Talbot County CountyA34
Taylor County CountyA34
Telfair County CountyA34
Warren County CountyA34
Wilkes County CountyA34
Tattnall County CountyA34
Wayne County CountyA34
Wilkinson County CountyA34
Toombs County CountyA34
Worth County CountyA34
Hancock CountyB35
Screven County CountyB35
Washington County CountyB35
Hart CountyB35
Thomas County CountyB36
Upson County CountyB36
Tift County CountyB36
Miller CountyB38
Jenkins CountyB39
Johnson CountyB39
Marion CountyB39
Montgomery CountyB39
Pulaski CountyB39
Lincoln CountyB39
Jeff Davis CountyB40
Macon CountyB40
Harris CountyB40
Jefferson CountyB40
Lanier CountyB40
Long CountyB40
Pierce CountyB40
Charlton CountyB41
Brantley CountyB41
Oglethorpe CountyB41
Haralson CountyB41
McDuffie CountyB41
Meriwether CountyB41
Monroe CountyB42
Clinch CountyB42
Laurens CountyB42
Jasper CountyB42
Lamar CountyB42
McIntosh CountyB42
Habersham CountyB42
Houston CountyB42
Peach CountyB42
Polk CountyB42
Baker CountyB42
Jones CountyB42
Mitchell CountyB42
Floyd CountyB43
Greene CountyB43
Hall CountyB43
Candler CountyB43
Gordon CountyB43
Liberty CountyB43
Ware County CountyB43
Troup County CountyB43
Sumter County CountyB44
Glynn CountyB44
Richmond County CountyB44
Chatham CountyB44
Clayton CountyB45
Muscogee CountyB45
Dooly CountyB45
Grady CountyB45
Fulton CountyB47
Chattahoochee CountyC47
Effingham CountyC48
Jackson CountyC48
Bleckley CountyC48
Crawford CountyC48
Berrien CountyC48
Coffee CountyC48
Murray CountyC48
Dawson CountyC48
Dodge CountyC48
Dougherty CountyC49
Atkinson CountyC49
Bacon CountyC49
Ben Hill CountyC49
Morgan CountyC49
Putnam CountyC49
Madison CountyC49
Brooks CountyC49
Cook CountyC49
Calhoun CountyC49
Clarke CountyC49
Lee CountyC49
Oconee CountyC49
Cherokee CountyC50
Bibb CountyC50
Columbia CountyC50
Whitfield County CountyC50
Clay CountyC50
DeKalb CountyC50
Cobb CountyC50
Bartow CountyC51
Lowndes CountyC51
Coweta CountyC51
Baldwin CountyC51
Irwin CountyC51
Banks CountyC51
Spalding County CountyC52
Bryan CountyC52
Camden CountyC52
Butts CountyC52
Early CountyC52
Bulloch CountyC53
Rockdale County CountyC53
Stephens County CountyC53
Fayette CountyC54
Forsyth CountyC54
Henry CountyC54
Barrow CountyC54
Douglas CountyC55
Colquitt CountyC55
Appling CountyC55
White County CountyC55
Gwinnett CountyC55
Fannin CountyC55
Gilmer CountyC55
Chattooga CountyC56
Paulding CountyC56
Pickens CountyC56
Catoosa CountyC56
Rabun County CountyC56
Union County CountyC56
Walker County CountyC56
Carroll CountyC57
Pike CountyC57
Towns County CountyC57
Dade CountyC57
Lumpkin CountyD58
Newton CountyD58
Walton County CountyD60
Burke CountyD66

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About SitePath scoring

Every U.S. county is scored 0–100 on solar permitting risk (lower is friendlier to development). The grade is a weighted composite of compliance stringency, market saturation, regulatory trajectory, and data uncertainty. Every figure traces back to a primary government document. Read the full methodology →

SitePath Intelligence is a research platform. Data verified as of 2026-05-27. Scores update on a quarterly review cycle.