Public pushback mounts over data centers, proposed battery storage system in Rockdale County
News ClipOn Common Ground News·Rockdale County, GA·3/28/2026
Community members voiced strong opposition to the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners regarding a proposed lithium-ion battery storage system. This system is planned near the existing DC BLOX data center campus under construction, raising concerns among the public.
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Gov: Rockdale County Board of Commissioners
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners(BOC) got an earful from community members this week about a proposal for a lithium-ion battery storage system near the massive DC Blox data center campus that is under construction at the intersection of Rockbridge and Farmer roads. BOC Chairwoman JaNice Van Ness and Commissioners Tuwanya Smith and