30 data centers and projects on our map in Georgia, including 11 projects we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.
See Georgia on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.
Blocked, paused or withdrawn permanent citywide ban adopted September 29, 2026
Lovejoy, Clayton County
announced 2026-09-29
After Stillwater Development withdrew a 3.5 million square foot, 1.25 GW campus proposed near two schools, Lovejoy adopted an ordinance permanently banning data centers inside city limits and repealed an administrative permit article.
Issues raised: opposition, zoning, noise, character
Blocked, paused or withdrawn Rezoning denied unanimously by the Athens-Clarke County Commission, October 2025
Athens, Clarke County
A proposal to rezone 233 acres of farmland from agricultural to industrial for a roughly two million square foot, four building data center. The commission voted it down after the planning commission recommended denial and residents raised environmental and rural character concerns, then adopted a moratorium in December 2025.
Issues raised: zoning, opposition, water, power
Blocked, paused or withdrawn City council rejected the annexation request the data center required
Social Circle, Walton County
A proposed data center east of Atlanta that required annexation into the city of Social Circle. The council rejected the annexation request, and the city has also used a moratorium to pause new data center requests while it reviewed its rules.
Issues raised: zoning, opposition, power, water
Proposed Incentive package approved by the county development authority July 2026, state review next
Springfield, Effingham County · Operator: OpenAI
3210 MW · $20 billion · announced 2026-07
OpenAI announced a data center campus near Savannah reported at about 20 billion dollars, contracting with Georgia Power for 3.2 gigawatts delivered in phases between 2028 and 2032. OpenAI says it will pay the full cost of the infrastructure and electric service required to serve it, and residents have raised questions at public meetings about water, land and long term power costs.
Issues raised: power, water, tax-incentives, jobs, opposition
Proposed Developer filed a Development of Regional Impact application with Georgia DCA on Sept 4, 2026.
Kingston, Bartow · Operator: Thor Equities
150 MW · $1 billion · announced 2026-09-04
Thor Equities proposed a 350,000-square-foot campus on about 560 acres off SR-293, with 150 MW of demand from the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and roughly 50,000 gallons of water per day at buildout in 2030. The developer estimates 50 permanent jobs.
Issues raised: power, water, jobs, zoning, local-revenue
Proposed 26.5-acre rezoning approved August 18, 2026; lawsuit filed September 17 seeks reversal
Statesboro, Bulloch · Operator: 4am Development LLC
announced 2026-08-18
The Statesboro City Council rezoned about 26.5 acres at 6539 Burkhalter Road from high-density residential to office and business district on a 3-2 vote decided by the mayor's tiebreaker. Coastal Communities United and 11 residents sued on September 17 seeking to reverse the rezoning, arguing the project would exceed the size threshold the city's ordinance was meant to exclude.
Issues raised: opposition, zoning, character
Proposed 320 acres rezoned to industrial, construction not started
Palmetto, Coweta County
announced 2026-04
A proposed data center campus of about 2.1 million square feet on Johnson Circle in Palmetto, approved after the county rezoned 320 acres of rural conservation land. It is one of five data center proposals filed in Coweta County.
Issues raised: zoning, opposition, power, water
Proposed Rezoning approved April 2026, under appeal, construction not started
Newnan, Coweta County · Operator: Atlas Development
announced 2026-04
Coweta County commissioners rezoned roughly 829 acres from rural conservation to industrial for a large data center campus along US 27 near Newnan. Residents have filed an appeal arguing the land was protected for rural use.
Issues raised: zoning, opposition, power, jobs
Proposed residents filed appeal in September 2026 challenging 2025 rezoning of about 300 acres
Jeffersonville, Twiggs
Twiggs County commissioners rezoned about 300 acres for a large data center project in 2025. Residents filed a lawsuit and are now pursuing an appeal, alleging the county bypassed its own ordinance requirement to send large developments to the Middle Georgia Regional Commission for third-party review.
Issues raised: opposition, zoning, air-pollution
Under construction Phased build toward full completion around 2032
Fayetteville, Fayette County · Operator: QTS Data Centers
250 MW · $1 billion
A 615 acre campus south of Atlanta planned for up to 16 buildings and about seven million square feet, under construction since 2023. It is a reference case in Georgia arguments over data center water use, sales tax exemptions and Georgia Power load growth forecasts.
Issues raised: water, power, tax-incentives, zoning, jobs
Social Circle, Newton · Operator: Meta
$1 billion
Meta's more than $1 billion Stanton Springs campus began construction in 2018. In September 2026 nearby homeowners sued in Gwinnett County alleging that construction disturbed the aquifer and contaminated their wells; Meta says its own study shows groundwater flows away from the plaintiffs.
Issues raised: water, opposition, noise, character
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2026-09-09 · On the map
The AJC's Coastal Georgia bureau reports that the port of Brunswick, the nation's busiest terminal for wheeled and tracked vehicles, is benefiting as construction equipment for Georgia's data center boom flows through its docks. Local governments, fiber carriers and utilities also collect franchise fees and property taxes tied to the industry.
Check it: A busy port is good news for one coastal county; it does not tell you whether the state as a whole collects more in revenue than it gives up in sales tax exemptions.
Augusta commissioners split 6 to 5 to adopt a 29 page data center ordinance on second reading. A substitute motion to adopt the text as written blocked a push to add stricter noise and buffer rules. Residents pressed for an oversight committee during the hearing.
Check it: An ordinance's effect depends on how buffers and noise rules are enforced after the first application.
The Jesup city commission approved an ordinance that permits data centers as a conditional use in light industrial districts, requires water efficient cooling and sets noise and lighting standards. A specific project is being explored at the 315 acre Wayne County Commerce Center. Residents said the rules leave gaps and the mayor said amendments are already in the works.
Check it: The ordinance is a conditional use framework, not a project approval; a specific developer would still have to apply, and the mayor's planned amendments could tighten or loosen the rules.
A longer AJC piece lays out how Lovejoy went from considering Stillwater Development's 3.5 million square foot, 1.25 gigawatt campus near two schools to passing an outright data center ban on September 29. The developer withdrew in August; the article is a case study in how school proximity, traffic and school bus concerns drove reversal.
Check it: Check whether other metro Atlanta jurisdictions with proposed sites near schools follow Lovejoy's pattern, and whether Stillwater refiles elsewhere in the region.
In a 4 to 2 vote after hours of public comment, Jesup city commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance that formally defines data centers and permits them as a conditional use in light industrial zoning districts. Many residents urged a moratorium instead so the city could study water and grid impacts. A second reading is required before the ordinance can take effect.
Check it: First reading does not enact the ordinance; the second reading is scheduled and the measure can still be amended or defeated.
The City of Lovejoy approved an ordinance banning data center construction within city limits after months of opposition to Stillwater Development's withdrawn plan for a 3.5 million square foot, 1.25 GW campus on Panhandle Road near Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy and Eddie White Middle School. The ordinance also repeals an administrative permit article and sets standards for high density housing.
Check it: The ban applies only inside Lovejoy's incorporated limits; the Panhandle Road site could reappear through annexation to a different jurisdiction.
The Georgia Chamber's Georgia Digital Infrastructure Alliance announced a six-figure statewide advertising campaign on connected TV and digital platforms highlighting tax revenue, property-tax relief and jobs tied to data centers. The campaign lands as Atlanta metro has passed Northern Virginia in data-center construction volume.
Check it: This is an industry-funded advocacy campaign. Confirm which companies fund the Georgia Digital Infrastructure Alliance and how the six-figure ad buy is being spent.
Georgia Power filed the Google agreement with the Georgia Public Service Commission on September 23, seeking approval of a new NU-1 subscription tariff and extended power uprates that would add about 96 MW at Plants Vogtle and Hatch. Under the deal, Google pays the upgrade costs and receives the zero emission credits, with the utility projecting roughly 900 million dollars in benefits to other customers over the life of the units. The PSC must sign off before the tariff can take effect.
Check it: The 900 million dollar customer benefit is the utility's projection and depends on PSC approval and future fuel and market prices.
Residents are appealing a Twiggs County lawsuit challenging the commission's 2025 rezoning of roughly 300 acres for a data center, arguing the county bypassed its own rules requiring third-party review of large developments. Residents also cite health concerns from anticipated construction and operations. County officials have defended the process as lawful.
Check it: Verify whether the appeal is in Superior Court or the Court of Appeals and what specific ordinance provisions are cited.
A nonprofit and 11 residents filed suit seeking to reverse an August 18 rezoning that changed roughly 26.5 acres from high-density residential to office and business district, potentially clearing the way for a data center. Plaintiffs argue the city took or damaged their property without compensation and that the project sits at the hyperscale threshold the city's ordinance was meant to exclude. The mayor cast the tiebreaking vote for the rezoning.
Check it: Confirm the case number in Bulloch County Superior Court and check whether an injunction is sought.
New tracking data shows the Atlanta metro has passed Northern Virginia as the US market with the most data center capacity under construction, measured by projected electricity consumption. Georgia has approved 20 minor-source air permits for data center diesel generators since January 2025, roughly matching the entire prior decade. A proposed federal EPA rule change would let states decide when to require public notice on such permits.
Check it: Rankings depend on how you measure capacity, construction underway versus operational; check whether the same methodology is applied year over year.
Four families filed suit in Gwinnett County against Meta and the local Joint Development Authority, alleging that tree clearing, blasting and excavation for the more than $1 billion Stanton Springs campus disturbed the aquifer and polluted their well water with silt. Meta says its own hydrology study found groundwater flows away from the plaintiffs and that construction water came from the local utility.
Check it: Read the complaint for the specific claims and check whether Meta's cited study has been made public.
A development of regional impact application filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs describes a roughly 350,000-square-foot data center on 560 acres off State Route 293, drawing 150 MW from the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and using about 50,000 gallons of water per day. The developer estimates 50 permanent jobs and about $2 million in annual local tax impact at buildout in 2030.
Check it: These are pre-zoning estimates from the developer; the water and power figures come from the DRI filing and are not independently verified.
For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.
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