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Georgia Data Center Investment Tracker

Georgia carries 23 named site commitments worth at least $73.0B in disclosed capital, set against 57 projects blocked, delayed or restricted, 11 cancelled or blocked and 33 delayed or under moratorium, as of October 8, 2026.

Updated October 8, 2026 23 named sites 57 blocked, delayed or restricted 7 financing transactions 176 sources
Georgia
GA
18 capital providers on record
Named sites
23
Site-level commitments the atlas records in Georgia
Disclosed capital floor
$73.0B
Sum of sites with a stated dollar figure. Sites without one are listed, not counted
Disclosed capacity
6,258 MW
Sum of sites with a stated megawatt figure
Blocked, delayed or restricted
57
$37.0B of announced capital in those projects
Who is investing

Who is investing in data centers in Georgia?

The largest disclosed commitments in Georgia are OpenAI (Stargate) (Project Camellia (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub), $20.0B); Alphabet / Google (Columbia County Data Center, White Oak Technology Park (and Pumpkin Center site), ≥$17.0B); Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions (Alphabet subsidiary) (Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions (Google) Columbia County data center, ≥$17.0B). Together the 23 named sites here carry a disclosed floor of $73.0B; sites with no dollar figure are listed but not counted.
Named sites

Named data center sites in Georgia

Each row is one site-level commitment with its capital provider, the figure the source states, and the status the source gives it. Capital is shown as one compact figure; the verbatim wording is in the row's sources.

SiteCapital providerPlaceCapitalMWStatusSources
Project Camellia (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub)
Announced 22 July 2026
OpenAI (Stargate)
with Georgia Power, Effingham County Industrial Development Authority
Rincon, Effingham County $20.0B 3,200 announced
Columbia County Data Center, White Oak Technology Park (and Pumpkin Center site)
Google named 23 July 2026; MOU approved by the EDA and reported 26 August 2026
Alphabet / Google
with Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions (Alphabet subsidiary), Economic Development Authority of Columbia County, Georgia Power, Trammell Crow Co. (original proposer)
Between Appling and Harlem, Columbia County ≥$17.0B n.a. approved
Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions (Google) Columbia County data center
MOU approved 26 August 2026
Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions (Alphabet subsidiary)
with Economic Development Authority of Columbia County
Harlem, Columbia County ≥$17.0B n.a. approved
Project Arrowhead data center campus
DRI initial and additional forms 10 April 2026; review completed May 2026 (Georgia DCA DRI 4689)
Premier Data Center Development, LLC Irwin County ~$6.0B 1,250 proposed
Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus (I-75)
DRI filed 6 January 2026; approved by the Board of Commissioners Thursday 22 January 2026
Wallace Jackson, LLC Spalding County $3.6B n.a. approved
ATL2 East (west of Veterans Parkway)
DRI initial form 13 January 2026; additional form 18 March 2026; DRI determination 25 March 2026
QTS Realty Trust (Blackstone) Fayetteville, Fayette County ~$3.0B n.a. proposed
Project Indo (218 Industrial Park Road)
DRI initial form submitted 19 June 2026; regional commission finding 15 July 2026 (Georgia DCA DRI 4761)
DataBank Cartersville, Bartow County ~$2.4B 200 proposed
Project Azelea (Randall Hunt Road)
DRI initial form 10 January 2026; additional form 26 January 2026 (Georgia DCA DRI 4602)
Camreon Grogan (applicant) Thomson, McDuffie County ~$1.0B 400 proposed
Kingston Technology Hub
n.a.
with Thor Equities
Kingston, Bartow County ~$1.0B 150 announced
Kingston Technology Hub data center (Thor Equities)
DRI initial review submitted Friday 4 September 2026; reported 6 to 9 September 2026
Thor Equities (Thor Acquisition WC LLC)
with MEAG Power (power supply)
Kingston, Bartow County ~$1.0B 150 DRI filed; rezoning requested
PRL2 data center (411 Pegasus Parkway)
DRI initial form submitted 22 July 2026; regional finding 12 August 2026; process completed 27 August 2026
KDC
with City of LaGrange (water and wastewater)
LaGrange, Troup County ~$1.0B n.a. DRI review completed
QTS Fayetteville campus (Project Odyssey buildings DC1-2)
Bond marketed 17 August 2026
QTS Realty Trust (Blackstone)
with Blackstone, Microsoft (tenant)
Fayetteville, Fayette County n.a. 300 operational
Dalton HPC data center (including Phase 3)
Phase 3 lease signed 27 July 2026
Core Scientific
with CoreWeave, Undisclosed neocloud, AMD (credit support)
Dalton n.a. 295 under construction
CleanSpark Sandersville data center
Lease announced 14 July 2026; tenant named 17 September 2026; notes priced 18 September 2026 and closed 25 September 2026
CleanSpark, Inc.
with Anviran, LLC (Meta subsidiary, tenant), Meta Platforms (guarantor)
Sandersville n.a. 175 under construction
DataBank Atlanta allocation
DataBank Atlanta n.a. 120 announced
Powers Ferry Place data center (1155 Powers Ferry Place)
Approved 5-2 at a Wednesday night council meeting; reported 12 to 13 August 2026
Undisclosed (site owned by a self-storage facility owner) Marietta, Cobb County n.a. 18 approved
Burkhalter Road data center
Approved on the mayor's tie-break at the Tuesday 18 August 2026 council meeting; single-outlet report (WTOC)
4-AM Development Statesboro, Bulloch County n.a. n.a. approved
Douglasville (Flexential) site
built 2023
CoreWeave
with Flexential
Douglasville n.a. n.a. operating
Fairwater Atlanta AI datacenter
Began operation October 2025; East US 3 region launching early 2027
Microsoft (Azure) Atlanta n.a. n.a. operating
Google Monroe County campus
n.a.
with Monroe County Development Authority
Monroe County n.a. n.a. announced
Microsoft ATL50 (5235 Stonewall Tell Road, Union City)
DRI initial form filed 15 September 2026; completion 2032
Microsoft (Azure) Union City, Fulton County n.a. n.a. permitting
QTS Blakely campus
Agreement signed 13 August 2026
QTS
with Blackstone
Blakely, Early County n.a. n.a. announced
Social Circle / Newton County campus
Meta Platforms Social Circle, Newton County n.a. n.a. announced
Capital at risk

Blocked, delayed or restricted in Georgia

Every project in Georgia on the atlas's capital-at-risk record: the action taken, who took it, and the announced capital affected. Restarts and reversals are recorded with the same weight as blocks.

ProjectDeveloperJurisdictionActionCapitalSources
Project Sail
moratorium Jun 16 2026
n.a. Coweta County
180-day moratorium; 1,750-signature petition
$17.0B
75 South Data Center Campus (Tomochichi Road)
withdrawn Withdrawal reported 2 September 2026
n.a. Spalding County
Spalding County's zoning attorney said the rezoning and special exception applications for the 75 South Data Center Campus on Tomochichi Road were withdrawn and the developers do not plan to return. County officials said no progress has been reported on three other data center campuses approved in 2025 and January 2026, and a commissioner attributed the lack of activity to the county's strict data center rules, including a closed-loop water requirement.
~$6.0B
Bolingbroke Technology Center
denied Denied 5 August 2025; property owners' suit filed 3 September 2025
Mayfield-PSH (LLC structure) Monroe County
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on 5 August 2025 to deny the rezoning of more than 900 acres near Bolingbroke for a data center, about a week after the planning and zoning board unanimously recommended denial. Nearly 900 people attended the meeting to oppose the project. Property owners filed suit against the county over the denial on 3 September 2025.
≥$6.0B
Project West
denied County moratorium effective 16 September 2025; city annexation denial date not stated in the fetched sources
n.a. City of LaGrange / Troup County
Project West was proposed on more than 513 acres of unincorporated Troup County near LaGrange and sought annexation into the city. The City of LaGrange denied the annexation, and Troup County adopted a 90-day moratorium on data center applications effective 16 September 2025, which it later renewed twice.
≥$6.0B
Pine Ridge Technology Park rezoning lawsuit
litigation Rezoned 18 September 2025; suit filed 26 September 2025
Eagle Rock Partners Twiggs County Superior Court
The Twiggs County commission voted unanimously on 18 September 2025 to rezone about 300 acres for the data center. Neighboring residents sued the county in Twiggs County Superior Court on 26 September 2025, alleging it ignored its own zoning and public notice rules, and asked the court to cancel the decision.
~$2.0B
Albany 12-month data center moratorium
moratorium Approved 28 July 2026; 12 months, extendable six months
n.a. City of Albany
Albany city commissioners voted unanimously on 28 July 2026 to halt new data center development for 12 months. The pause can be extended six months or end early if a new ordinance is adopted.
n.a.
Americus 30-day data center moratorium
moratorium Reported 24 September 2026; 30 days
n.a. Americus City Council
The Americus City Council voted 5-1 to enact a 30-day moratorium on data centers to allow time to craft an ordinance amendment regulating them. Council Member Frank Ceresoli voted against. The Americus Times-Recorder reported the vote on 24 September 2026; the meeting date is not stated in the article.
n.a.
Athens-Clarke County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted March 2026
n.a. Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated March 2026. Moratorium adopted December 2025, extended 3 months in March 2026 while an ordinance is drafted. Waiting on state-level legislation before finalising local rules. The measure runs until a condition is met rather than to a date.
n.a.
Atlanta data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted September 2024
n.a. Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated September 2024. Zoning ban on data centers along the BeltLine and within a half-mile of MARTA stations, later extended to neighborhood commercial districts with special use permits required elsewhere. A geographic ban, not a citywide one. The measure has no end date by design.
n.a.
Atlas Development Battey Business Complex data center
terminated Termination reported 13 and 14 August 2026; Rome moratorium deferred, reported 17 September 2026
Atlas Development Rome-Floyd County Development Authority
Atlas Development ended its preliminary $5.7 million agreement with the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority for about 100 acres at the Battey Business Complex, and the authority chair confirmed the data center project is no longer active. Neither party explained the termination. Nearby residents had opposed the project, including a petition with more than 2,200 signatures. Rome city commissioners later discussed, but took no action on, a citywide data center moratorium.
n.a.
Brown Farm Road data center rezoning (west of Cartersville)
withdrawn Planning Commission recommended against it August 2026; withdrawn Monday 31 August 2026
n.a. Bartow County (sole commissioner Steve Taylor)
The builder of a proposed data center on farmland along Brown Farm Road west of Cartersville withdrew its zoning requests late on a Monday, days before sole County Commissioner Steve Taylor was due to decide the case. Bartow County's seven-member Planning Commission had voted against the project earlier in August 2026 after resident opposition citing an endangered species, drinking water and cropland.
n.a.
Bulloch County data center moratorium
moratorium Moratorium in force through 31 December 2026; ban rejected 1 September 2026
n.a. Bulloch County
Moratorium barring data center applications runs through 31 December 2026. On 1 September 2026 commissioners rejected an outright ban on data centers in unincorporated areas by 4-3, with the chairman casting the deciding vote after a 3-3 split, and unanimously approved a 21-member resident working group.
n.a.
Calhoun facility
moratorium Apr 27 2026
n.a. Calhoun / Gordon County
Moratorium extended from 90 days to Jan 1 2027; proposal pending
n.a.
Camden County six-month data center moratorium
moratorium Adopted 5 May 2026; six months; single outlet
n.a. Camden County Board of Commissioners
The Camden County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday 5 May 2026 to adopt a six-month moratorium on data centers in the unincorporated county, described by WABE as the first on the Georgia coast. The ordinance was adopted with sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 excluded and does not apply inside the cities. A rezoning request tied to businessman Kirk Tovey for nearly 700 acres along Interstate 95 in and next to Kingsland was rescinded the day before the vote.
n.a.
Chamblee 180-day data center application moratorium
moratorium Approved on a Tuesday, reported 22 July 2026; expires 16 January 2027
n.a. Chamblee City Council
The Chamblee City Council approved a 180-day moratorium on accepting data center applications so the city can review its codes on energy, water, tree canopy, stormwater and noise impacts. Councilman Jimmy Furst sponsored the measure, which expires on 16 January 2027.
n.a.
Chatham County large-scale data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted 11 September 2026; expires 16 February 2027, extendable by 60 days
n.a. (county-wide land use action) Chatham County
Chatham County commissioners enacted a 155-day moratorium on 11 September 2026 covering data centers of 10 MW or larger and the conversion of warehouse and industrial space to data center use in unincorporated parts of the county. It expires 16 February 2027 and may be extended by up to 60 further days. The county will conduct a study during the moratorium to set conditions for future development. Commissioner Dean Kicklighter, who proposed the measure, said the county has nothing addressing the relationship between residential areas and this scale of commercial development and needs to look at electricity and water usage.
n.a.
Cherokee County data center moratorium extended by 180 days
moratorium Adopted August 2026
n.a. Cherokee County
The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 20, 2026 to add 180 days to the county's data center moratorium, which began as a 30-day pause in July 2026 and now runs into February 2027. Commissioners said staff need the time to research and draft data center regulations.
n.a.
City of South Fulton data center moratorium (expired)
other Adopted December 2025; replacement ordinance August 2026; expired 9 September 2026
n.a. City of South Fulton City Council
The City of South Fulton adopted a moratorium on new data center development in December 2025. In August 2026 the city approved an ordinance replacing its data center regulations with new permitting requirements and performance standards, and the moratorium expired on 9 September 2026. Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs has since said publicly that the city welcomes data centers as an economic necessity.
n.a.
Colquitt County data center moratorium extension
moratorium Extended 1 September 2026; 180 days
n.a. Colquitt County
Colquitt County commissioners extended the county's moratorium on data center development for another 180 days after a discussion on 1 September 2026. Residents raised water use and environmental concerns. The county administrator said the board would use the period to draft zoning regulations, potentially modeled on Floyd County's ordinance.
n.a.
Columbus technology overlay district (Upatoi residents' lawsuit)
litigation Overlay approved 16 June 2026; lawsuit reported 26 June 2026; single outlet
n.a. Columbus City Council / Muscogee County
A group of Upatoi landowners organized as Keep It Rural LLC filed a lawsuit to block a technology overlay district that the Columbus City Council approved on 16 June 2026 amid protests against a data center. The overlay sets standards for technology companies, including data centers, seeking to locate in the Columbus area. Mayor Skip Henderson said the council is researching water use, utility costs and noise.
n.a.
Crooked Creek Technology Park
withdrawn Rezoning application withdrawn 20 October 2025
Eagle Rock Partners / Thomas & Hutton Engineering Jones County
Eagle Rock Partners and Thomas & Hutton Engineering withdrew their application to rezone more than 600 acres for the Crooked Creek Technology Park on 20 October 2025, less than 24 hours before the planning and zoning hearing, after organized opposition under the banner No Data Centers in Jones County. The planning and zoning board then recommended that commissioners restrict data centers to heavy industrial districts.
n.a.
Crow Holdings data center (Highway 85 North, Fayetteville)
withdrawn Site plan denied 27 January 2026; appeal withdrawn 18 March 2026
Crow Holdings Development / CHI/Acquisitions, LP City of Fayetteville
The Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission denied the site plan for a new data center north of the Fayette Pavilion shopping center on Highway 85 North at its 27 January 2026 meeting. Crow Holdings Development and CHI/Acquisitions, LP appealed to the City Council for a hearing on 19 March 2026, then officially withdrew the appeal on 18 March 2026, according to the city.
n.a.
Decatur County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted April 2026
n.a. Decatur County
Decatur County, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated April 2026. Indefinite moratorium on data center development; commissioners want to have a plan ready before any proposals arrive. The measure has no documented term.
n.a.
Dougherty County data center moratorium extension
moratorium Extension reported 31 August 2026; 180 days
n.a. Dougherty County
Dougherty County commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county's data center moratorium by another 180 days. County officials said there is no limit on how many times the pause can be renewed. Residents planned to press for noise, setback, and water-use rules at a 3 September planning and zoning meeting.
n.a.
Douglas County I-20 data center permit denial
denied Moratorium March 2025; permit denied July 2026
Not identified in reporting Douglas County
Douglas County commissioners voted 4-1 to deny a permit for a proposed data center near I-20 and the Carroll County line, reported 8 July 2026. The county already has 8 operating data center buildings and 6 under construction. Earlier, in March 2025, the commission voted 4-1 for a 90-day moratorium after an application for 11 buildings and three warehouse data centers in western Douglas County.
n.a.
Ellenwood facility
moratorium Dec 2025-2027
n.a. DeKalb County
Moratorium extended Jul 7 2026 through early 2027 DeKalb County commissioners voted 5-2 to extend the county's data center moratorium by 100 days, to 26 September 2026. WSB Radio reported on 10 September 2026 that DeKalb County's data center moratorium, extended multiple times, currently runs through the end of March 2027.
n.a.
Forest Park 90-day data center moratorium
moratorium Approved 31 August 2026 at a Monday special called meeting; 90 days
n.a. City of Forest Park
The Forest Park City Council approved a 90-day pause on data centers to draft zoning changes. Digital Realty was referenced in coverage as an example operator; no specific application was reported.
n.a.
Franklin County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted September 2026
n.a. Franklin County
Franklin County, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated September 2026. Moratorium on data center activities in unincorporated areas through 31 December 2028; unanimous vote; longest moratorium in Georgia. The measure runs to 31 December 2028.
n.a.
Hart County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted January 2026
n.a. Hart County
Hart County, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated January 2026. 180-day moratorium on data centers; unanimous vote; insufficient information on potential impacts on local resources and environment. The measure has no documented term.
n.a.
Haye's Station
other Jun 2 2026; dollar value n.a.
n.a. Augusta / Richmond County
Exempt from ~4-month moratorium
n.a.
Kennesaw six-month data center moratorium
moratorium Approved early in the week of 5 October 2026 (reported Tuesday 6 October 2026); six months; single outlet
n.a. City of Kennesaw
The Kennesaw City Council unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on data centers while staff develop definitions, land use and zoning standards for the facilities; a public hearing is planned later. The city attorney recommended six months rather than a year as easier to justify legally. No project or developer was named.
n.a.
Lamar County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted September 2025; duration not stated; single outlet
n.a. Lamar County
Lamar County passed a data center moratorium in September 2025, one of several Georgia counties to do so that month, according to GPB. The county planning and zoning director said the pause was meant to allow an update of industrial and commercial zoning rather than data center rules alone. The county learned in July 2025 that Amazon Web Services had bought a 985-acre development site for $270 million. The length of the moratorium is not stated in the source.
n.a.
Lovejoy citywide data center ban
moratorium Ordinance approved 28 September 2026; permanent ban; single outlet
n.a. Lovejoy City Council
The City of Lovejoy approved an ordinance on Monday 28 September 2026 banning data center construction within city limits. The ordinance prohibits data centers, repeals an article governing special administrative permits and sets standards for high-density housing. It follows the fight over Stillwater Development's Panhandle Road campus near two schools, which the developer withdrew in August 2026 in favor of a residential plan. Lovejoy is not covered by Clayton County's moratorium.
n.a.
Lowndes County 60-day data center permit moratorium
moratorium Approved Tuesday 25 August 2026; 60 days
n.a. Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Lowndes County commissioners approved a 60-day moratorium on accepting permit applications for data centers in unincorporated parts of the county. County leaders said they had not approved any data center projects, had none planned and had not signed nondisclosure agreements, and want time to set permanent guidelines.
n.a.
Madison County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted January 2025
n.a. Madison County
Madison County, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated January 2025. One-year moratorium on construction and permitting of large-scale data centers; unanimous vote; extended 180 days as of 1 September 2026. The measure has no documented term.
n.a.
Meta Stanton Springs data center well water lawsuit
litigation Filed Monday 31 August 2026; reported 1 and 2 September 2026
Meta Gwinnett County court
Four families living near Meta's Stanton Springs data center filed a lawsuit in Gwinnett County against Meta and county development officials. They allege that tree clearing, blasting and excavation disturbed the shared aquifer, contaminating their private wells with silt and sediment, damaging property and lowering home values. The east campus sits across the street from the plaintiffs' homes.
n.a.
Palmetto data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted March 2026
n.a. Palmetto
Palmetto, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated March 2026. Permanent ban, city council unanimously rewrote the industrial zoning code to exclude data centers entirely. The measure has no end date by design.
n.a.
Panhandle Road data center (Lovejoy)
withdrawn Council voted unanimously to begin rescission 6 August 2026; reported 8 August 2026; citywide ban approved 28 September 2026
Stillwater Development City of Lovejoy
The Lovejoy City Council announced at a special called meeting that a proposal for a large data center on Panhandle Road had been withdrawn after resident opposition, and the developer pivoted to a residential plan. Mayor Marci Fluellyn said the city will begin updating zoning to prohibit data centers. Lovejoy is not covered by Clayton County's moratorium on data center applications. At the Thursday 6 August 2026 special called meeting the council voted unanimously to begin rescinding the permit for the proposed 1.2 GW data center, and the mayor said a withdrawal from the Development of Regional Impact review would follow. On Monday 28 September 2026 the city approved an ordinance banning data center construction within city limits. Atlanta News First reported the Stillwater Development plan as 3.5 million sq ft in 15 buildings with 1.25 GW at full build-out, filed in December 2025.
n.a.
Paulding County data center moratorium
moratorium Approved 28 July 2026; through 1 January 2027
n.a. Paulding County
Paulding County commissioners unanimously approved a moratorium on data center applications on 28 July 2026, running until 1 January 2027. The county has four technology park overlay districts, including one near Bethel Church Road and Highway 92. Applications filed before the vote are not covered.
n.a.
Pike County data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted January 2025
n.a. Pike County
Pike County, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated January 2025. Moratorium enacted September 2025; Commissioner James Jenkins motioned because county lacks building codes and zoning ordinances for data center facilities. One of four GA counties to pass moratoriums that month (with Lamar, Troup, Clayton). Duration and expiration not documen... The measure has no documented term.
n.a.
Powers Ferry Place
moratorium July 8, 2026
Prime Group Holdings Marietta City Council
After a Planning Commission 4-3 recommendation to approve, Marietta City Council tabled Prime Group Holdings' Powers Ferry Place rezoning -- a proposal to convert part of a 90,000 sq ft self-storage facility
n.a.
Powers Ferry Place data center rezoning
approved after delay Tabled and six-month moratorium July 2026; approved 5-2 on 12 August 2026
Prime Group Holdings City of Marietta
Marietta City Council postponed a rezoning decision on the proposed Powers Ferry Place data center after heavy opposition. The council also approved a temporary moratorium on data centers through 31 December 2026.
n.a.
Project Camellia Effingham IDA open meetings and open records suit
litigation Complaint filed 21 September 2026
OpenAI (Octans GA, LLC) Effingham County Superior Court
On Monday 21 September 2026 the Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit in Effingham County Superior Court on behalf of One Hundred Miles, Inc. and residents Amy Collins, Robert Collins, Elizabeth Fisher, Crystal Hayes and Manjusha Sheobaran against the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority and OpenAI affiliate Octans GA, LLC. The complaint alleges violations of Georgia's Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act, including a July meeting rescheduled without required notice, an agenda listing only 'Project Gateway', discussion of the tax abatement in closed session, and the sale of roughly 1,440 acres to Octans without a public vote on terms. It asks the court to declare the abatement agreement and land sale documents void and to order release of the May and July purchase and sale agreements. This is separate from the 2 September 2026 zoning suit against the county (row 177).
n.a.
Project Camellia zoning ordinance challenge
litigation Ordinance 2026-352 approved 4 August 2026; complaint filed 2 September 2026
OpenAI Effingham County
Three Effingham County residents filed a complaint in Effingham County Superior Court on 2 September 2026 challenging Ordinance 2026-352, which county commissioners gave final approval on 4 August 2026 and which zoned the 1,400-acre property planned for OpenAI's Project Camellia data center campus. The residents allege the county was required to hold two public hearings before making that change, one before the planning board and one before the county commission, under state law and the county's own rules, and that it held neither. The complaint also cites a non-disclosure agreement signed by County Manager Tim Callanan with OpenAI that it says forbade him from sharing information about Project Camellia with residents. The suit asks the court to throw out the ordinance and bar the county from using it unless the required zoning procedures are followed. The campus is reported at up to 3.2 GW of electricity demand, which local reporting compares to roughly three cities the size of Atlanta. No court ruling has issued and the project is not stopped; this record captures a filed challenge to the zoning instrument. The capital figure is left blank because the $20 billion attached to the project in press coverage is not disclosed in the complaint.
n.a.
Project Rock Forge data center campus
denied Denied 6 October 2026; single outlet
n.a. Rockdale County Board of Commissioners
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday 6 October 2026 to deny four land-use and rezoning applications tied to Project Rock Forge, a proposed data center campus on nearly 300 acres of mostly residentially designated land that drew months of resident opposition. Commissioner Doreen Williams recused herself on all four items. A 24 September 2026 zoning hearing had ended without a decision.
n.a.
Rockdale County data center and battery energy storage moratorium
moratorium Enacted March 2026; extended 12 May 2026 through 8 September 2026; extended again 22 September 2026
n.a. Rockdale County Board of Commissioners
Rockdale County enacted a 180-day moratorium on applications for data centers and battery energy storage systems in March 2026 (Resolution 2026-01). On 12 May 2026 the Board of Commissioners extended it through 8 September 2026 (Resolution 2026-12) while the county rewrites its Unified Development Ordinance. On 22 September 2026 the board adopted most of the new ordinance but deferred the data center section and extended the moratorium again.
n.a.
Roswell data center moratorium
moratorium Enacted January 2026
n.a. Roswell
Roswell, Georgia, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated January 2026. 90-day emergency moratorium enacted unanimously Jan 12. Extended 95 days on Mar 23 (to Jun 26), then extended 90 days on Jun 22 (to 20 September 2026). City staff developing use regulations for data centers. The measure runs to 20 September 2026.
n.a.
Savannah 155-day moratorium on large-scale data centers
moratorium Adopted August 2026
n.a. Savannah
The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 27, 2026 to pause new development or conversion activity for large-scale data centers inside city limits for 155 days. The ordinance covers facilities with electrical capacity of 10 MW or greater and industrial buildings of 200,000 square feet or more being built or converted for data center use. Staff are to study grid, water, wastewater, stormwater and road impacts along with zoning and noise rules.
n.a.
ServerFarm data center and VoltaGrid temporary power plant (Newton County air permits)
approved after delay Stop-work reported July 2026; consent orders and permits reported 5 October 2026 (WSB-TV); single outlet
ServerFarm; VoltaGrid Georgia Environmental Protection Division
In July 2026 ServerFarm and the adjacent VoltaGrid temporary gas power plant were told to stop construction after residents reported generators being built before the required air permits were issued. Under separate consent orders the Georgia EPD assessed penalties of $31,000 against ServerFarm and $11,500 against VoltaGrid, and both now hold construction permits under a combined permit that limits generator operation. The Georgia PSC could also act but its process is at an early stage.
n.a.
Shadowbox Studios data center (International Park Drive)
litigation Lawsuit filed on a Friday, reported 10 August 2026; appeal denied 9 September 2026
Shadowbox Studios DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals and DeKalb County Superior Court
The DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals voted to affirm the county's refusal to process Shadowbox Studios' application to convert its land development permit from a film studio to a data center, which the county said was barred by its data center moratorium. Board members said the dispute belongs in court. Shadowbox filed a civil lawsuit against DeKalb County in August 2026, reported as seeking $30 million, arguing the planning department confirmed in writing three times that a data center was allowed and that the repeatedly extended moratorium is defective. The county moratorium currently runs through the end of March 2027.
n.a.
Social Circle 90-day moratorium on new data center applications
moratorium Reported 18 September 2025; 90 days; single outlet
n.a. Social Circle City Council
The Social Circle City Council voted unanimously in September 2025 to bar new data center applications and approvals for 90 days so that staff and the council could process two applications already submitted. Public hearings on those applications and their rezoning requests, at Fairplay Road and Cannon Drive, were held at the same meeting.
n.a.
Springbank data center rezoning (Barnsley Gardens Road, Adairsville)
withdrawn Planning Commission recommended denial 6-1 on 28 April 2025; application withdrawn 13 May 2025
Atlas Development Bartow County
Atlas Development sought to rezone farmland on Barnsley Gardens Road near Adairsville from agricultural use for a six-building, 2,274,000-square-foot data center campus referred to as Springbank, with completion estimated for December 2031. Almost 1,700 residents signed a petition against it, and the Bartow County Planning Commission voted 6-1 on 28 April 2025 to recommend denial. The developer's attorney formally withdrew the rezoning application on 13 May 2025, the day before the county commissioner's meeting.
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Statesboro data center rezoning (6539 Burkhalter Road)
litigation Rezoning 18 August 2026; challenge filed 17 September 2026; repeal petition drive reported 2 October 2026
4 AM Development LLC Bulloch County Superior Court / City of Statesboro
City Council approved a 3-2 rezoning from R-4 to O for 4 AM Development LLC on 18 August 2026. On 17 September 2026 Coastal Communities United and 11 citizens filed a petition for review and request for declaratory judgment in Bulloch County Superior Court against the City of Statesboro and 4 AM Development LLC, the parcel's owner. The petition alleges the city disregarded its own procedures and state law, that the decision was arbitrary and capricious, and that it violated the petitioners' substantive and procedural due process rights under the Georgia Constitution; it also argues the 99 MW project sits one megawatt under the city's hyperscale definition. The Statesboro Herald reported on 2 October 2026 that an informal citizens group, Protect Statesboro, has started a petition drive for a referendum to repeal the city's Technological Facilities and Data Centers Ordinance (adopted 3-1 on 2 June 2026), separate from the court challenge. The developers have submitted a preliminary sound study and water use plan toward the special use permit, which requires another council vote. The planned building is two stories and about 230,000 square feet on roughly 27 acres.
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Thomas County 12-month data center moratorium
moratorium Approved unanimously 20 January 2026; 12 months; single outlet
n.a. Thomas County Board of Commissioners
The Thomas County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on permits for artificial intelligence data centers at a special meeting on Tuesday 20 January 2026. Commission Chair Mark NeSmith said the board is not opposed to data centers but lacks the information to regulate them and wants community input before drafting rules.
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Villa Rica data center annexation and rezoning (residents' petition)
litigation Petition filed the week of 10 February 2025; outcome not confirmed; single outlet
Embry Development Company Carroll County Superior Court / City of Villa Rica
More than 30 Carroll County residents filed a petition in Carroll County Superior Court challenging the City of Villa Rica's annexation and rezoning of more than 200 acres between Hickory Level Road and South Van Wert Road, naming the city, Embry Development Company and another property owner. The petitioners, adjoining landowners, seek to stop reported plans for a 400-acre data center. The outcome of the case is not stated in the source.
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Walker County data center application moratorium
moratorium 30-day moratorium approved July 2026; 180-day moratorium approved unanimously 6 August 2026
n.a. Walker County
The Walker County Board of Commissioners approved a 30-day moratorium on accepting data center applications in July 2026 and scheduled a 6 August public hearing on a 180-day extension. Staff will propose zoning amendments on districts, setbacks, noise, lighting, and utility demand, expected early next year. On Thursday 6 August 2026 Walker County commissioners unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on new data centers and created a citizen study group; the study committee first met 27 August 2026, and county officials said an outright ban is not legally viable.
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White Oak Business Park and Pumpkin Center data center rezonings (resident lawsuits)
under appeal Petitions filed 25 February 2026; dismissed March 2026; appeals docketed 16 June 2026
n.a. Columbia County Superior Court / Georgia Court of Appeals
Harlem resident Gregory P. Guido Jr. filed judicial review petitions on 25 February 2026 challenging the Columbia County Board of Commissioners' early February approvals of the White Oak Business Park and Pumpkin Center data center rezonings, alleging procedural defects and conflicts with the comprehensive plan. The Superior Court dismissed the cases with prejudice in March 2026 and later denied reconsideration. Guido filed notices of appeal on 13 April 2026, and the appeals were docketed at the Georgia Court of Appeals on 16 June 2026.
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Financing

Financing transactions tied to Georgia sites

Transactions the atlas ties to a named site in Georgia: joint ventures, project bonds, credit facilities, leases and power agreements. Amounts are as stated; overlapping commitments are never summed.

PartiesInstrumentAmountDateSiteSources
OpenAI
OpenAI raised its projected computing infrastructure spending to about $750 billion through 2030, reflecting new cloud provider agreements, according to a person with knowledge of the projections cited by The Wall Street Journal. The report came the day OpenAI announced Project Camellia, a $20 billion campus in Effingham County, Georgia with 3.2 GW contracted from Georgia Power between 2028 and 2032 and the first data center OpenAI will lead in designing and developing itself, and OpenAI hired former xAI executive Brent Mayo to lead data center build and delivery. The Journal reported the push followed slower-than-expected progress on Stargate
capex guidance ~$750B Reported by The Wall Street Journal on 22 July 2026 Project Camellia (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub)
CleanSpark + Anviran, LLC (Meta subsidiary) + Meta Platforms (guarantor)
CleanSpark signed a 20-year triple-net lease for 175 MW of critical IT load at Sandersville, Georgia, with deliveries expected to begin in Q4 2027. The tenant also executed a letter of intent and exclusivity arrangement covering CleanSpark's Texas portfolio of 718 acres and up to 885 MW. CleanSpark estimated landlord project costs of $10 million to $12 million per MW On 17 September 2026 CleanSpark disclosed the tenant as Anviran, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Meta, with Meta guaranteeing rent and operating expenses. The investor presentation shows development cost of about $11.9 million per IT MW, rent commencing 30 November 2027 and about $330 million of average annual NOI, and CleanSpark proposed a $2.227 billion senior secured notes offering to fund the remaining Sandersville build. The 17 September 2026 investor presentation states a 3.0% annual rent escalator, rent commencement on 30 November 2027 and one 12-month option in addition to the two five-year extensions
lease ≥$6.6B Announced 14 July 2026 CleanSpark Sandersville data center
QTS Realty Trust + Blackstone + QTS Fayetteville I DC1-2, LLC + Microsoft (tenant) + Citigroup + Goldman Sachs + JPMorgan + Morgan Stanley
QTS sold investment-grade five-year secured notes, known as Project Odyssey, through a bankruptcy-remote SPV that owns two newly built hyperscale buildings with more than 300 MW at its Fayetteville, Georgia campus leased to Microsoft. Crypto Briefing reports Baa3 from Moody's and BBB- from Fitch. Proceeds fund construction and operation plus distributions to QTS unit QualityTech Resolution of the size conflict: MT Newswires (citing Bloomberg) put the financing at about $3.9 billion, around $1 billion more than initially floated, and BigGo reported a completed $3.9 billion issue at a 7.228% final yield with more than $8 billion of orders. The Investing.com wording that the deal was raised by about $1 billion refers to the increase to $3.9 billion, not to a $4.9 billion final size
project bond ≥$3.9B Marketed 17 August 2026, priced 18 August 2026 QTS Fayetteville campus (Project Odyssey buildings DC1-2)
CleanSpark, Inc. + CSDC Finance I, LLC (issuer) + CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC (guarantor)
CleanSpark subsidiary CSDC Finance I, LLC priced a Rule 144A / Regulation S private offering of $2.276 billion of 7.875% senior secured notes due 2031 at 98.500% of principal on 18 September 2026, up from the $2.227 billion proposed on 17 September 2026. Net proceeds are to finance the remaining build-out cost of the Sandersville Facility, reimburse CleanSpark for prior equity contributions and fund debt service reserves. The notes are guaranteed by CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC and secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of the issuer and guarantor and on the issuer's equity; CleanSpark provides a customary completion guarantee. Closing is expected on 25 September 2026. The facility is leased for 20 years to an unnamed high investment-grade global technology company (lease announced 14 July 2026). The 17 September 2026 investor presentation filed with the proposed-offering 8-K identifies the tenant as Anviran, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Meta, with Meta guaranteeing rent and operating expenses, and shows a development cost of about $11.9 million per IT MW. As of 24 September 2026 no closing 8-K had been filed; closing remained expected on 25 September 2026. CleanSpark's Form 8-K filed 25 September 2026 reports that CSDC Finance I, LLC completed the offering on 25 September 2026: $2,276.0 million of 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 issued at 98.500% of principal under an indenture dated 25 September 2026 with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee and collateral agent, guaranteed by CSRE Properties Sandersville, LLC. Net proceeds finance the remaining cost of the Sandersville, Georgia data center facility, reimburse CleanSpark for prior equity contributions and fund debt service reserves. CleanSpark provides a customary completion guarantee for the facility.
project bond $2.3B Priced 18 September 2026 (purchase agreement); closed 25 September 2026 (Form 8-K filed 25 September 2026) CleanSpark Sandersville data center
Google + Monroe County Development Authority
Monroe County approved a plan for splitting more than $1.2 billion that Google offered to pay over the construction phase and the subsequent two decades for a proposed data center. Year-one payments total $31 million, split $14.5 million to the county, $14.5 million to the school district and $1.8 million to the development authority. By year 20 annual payments reach $77 million, split $29 million to the county, $43.5 million to the school district and $4.6 million to the development authority. The structure relies on ownership by the Monroe County Development Authority, which would lease the facility back to Google, exempting it from standard private property taxes and replacing those levies with contractual payments distributed through the lease. The project still requires further clearances, including confirmation of the site location within Monroe County and adherence to job-creation targets. Google purchased 950 acres in Monroe County for $42 million in October 2025.
other ≥$1.2B Revenue-split plan approved by Monroe County 8 September 2026; land purchased October 2025 Google Monroe County campus
Effingham County Industrial Development Authority + OpenAI
The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority approved a 15-year, 50% property tax abatement for OpenAI's proposed data center at the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub near Rincon, a 1,440-acre campus with four buildings totaling 720,000 sq ft. Minimum benchmarks are the $20 billion investment and an initial 400 full-time jobs, with OpenAI locked into the 2026 millage rate of 32.057. Effingham County said the related PILOT plan is still expected to yield $27 million a year for the county at full build-out in 2032
incentive ≥$870M Approved Tuesday 21 July 2026 Project Camellia (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub)
QTS + City of Blakely + Early County
Blakely and Early County, Georgia, signed an economic development agreement with QTS after two years of talks. The fund includes $5 million for wastewater upgrades and more than $12 million for workforce training. Officials said the campus could generate $60 million to $85 million a year for the county at full build-out
incentive ≥$29M Signed 13 August 2026; reported 14 August 2026 QTS Blakely campus
Policy context

What governs a data center in Georgia

Georgia (statewide)state
Statewide HB 1192 was vetoed and SB 476 failed; HB 1059 would forbid local permitting until December 2028. C.4 floors: 250 MW (Calhoun); $17B (Project Sail); 4 named; 29-31 tracked actions.
Dimetrics tracks 29 to 31 Georgia actions including a Fayetteville outright ban in March 2026, directly relevant to QTS's Fayetteville position, plus restrictive zoning in Bartow, Forsyth, Jones, Lumpkin and Atlanta. The PSC meanwhile approved the 2025 IRP contemplating ~8,500 MW of load growth and, on December 19, 2025, 9,885 MW of new energy resources by a 5-0 vote.
Georgia (PSC large-load rule for Georgia Power)state
Applies to new Georgia Power customers above 100 MW; approved unanimously 23 January 2025; contracts must be filed with the PSC for review. Conditions on service, not a moratorium
The Georgia Public Service Commission voted unanimously on Thursday 23 January 2025 to approve a Georgia Power rule letting the utility bill new customers using more than 100 MW, chiefly data centers, under terms beyond standard service to address their risks. Beyond site-specific costs, such customers pay for upstream generation, transmission and distribution costs incurred as their projects progress; contract terms may run 15 years instead of 5, with minimum billing requirements; and every new Georgia Power contract in the 100 MW category must be submitted to the PSC for review. The rule derives from the interim IRP decision of April 2024 (Docket 55378).

The policy layer for Georgia lives in three companion references: the Georgia Data Center Moratorium Tracker for every state measure and local moratorium on record, the Water Tracker for the water rules that touch a site, and the Grid Operator Watchlist for the large-load rules of the RTO or utility that decides whether it can energize.

On the map

Data centers in Georgia

The US Data Center Map identifies 262 facilities run by 124 operators in Georgia, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with this atlas record beside it.

Sources

Sources for Georgia

Every source cited on this page, once each. The full atlas source register is at Capital Atlas sources.

The SAVRN reference set

Seven references, one system

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