Several large data centers are planned for Georgia, including a massive campus by QTS in Fayetteville, a significant project by Stream Data Centers in Douglas County, and a potential site for Google in Monroe County. Other planned developments include a 1-million-square-foot facility in Ellenwood, a large project by Microsoft in Douglasville, and plans for multiple campuses in other areas like Maysville, Bartow County, and Columbia County.
Major planned developments
QTS: Building "Project Excalibur," a large campus with up to 16 buildings on a 615-acre site in Fayetteville.
Stream Data Centers: Planning a 1.3-million-square-foot complex with nine buildings and two substations in Douglas County.
Google: Has purchased 950 acres in Monroe County for a potential data center, located between Rumble Road and the I-75.
Microsoft: Plans to develop nearly 1 million square feet of data center buildings in Douglasville as part of its East US 3 Azure region.
Northern Data Group: Has started design work for a data center facility on a 63-acre site in Maysville, with an expected operational start in the first quarter of 2027.
Atlas Development LLC: Proposing a $4.5 billion data center in Bartow County called "Project Springbank," which would involve six buildings totaling 2.27 million square feet.
DC BLOX: Developing the "Atlanta West" hyperscale campus in Lithia Springs, adjacent to Microsoft's facility and near Google's existing site.
T6 Data Centers: Has a 300-megawatt campus in development in Lithia Springs and another 200-megawatt project in Palmetto, along with other proposals.
DataBank: Has five planned data center campuses in the metro Atlanta area.
Google: Also has an existing
data center in Douglas County and plans for an expansion, which was announced
in the past.
Mixed-use development: A 284-acre mixed-use development in Habersham County will also include a data center.
Planned data center projects
are surging in Georgia, with numerous large-scale developments proposed across
the state. The boom is primarily driven by the demands of artificial
intelligence and the need for new infrastructure.
Major projects and expansions are planned for the following areas:
Metro Atlanta Area
Fayetteville (Fayette County): QTS is building a massive campus called "Project Excalibur" on a 615-acre site. The project is expected to cost over $1 billion and will include up to 16 buildings.
South DeKalb: (Ellenwood): A proposal has been submitted for a 1-million-square-foot campus on a 95-acre site at 4280 and 4358 Loveless Place and 2281 Pineview Trail. The project includes three two-story buildings and an electrical substation.
Douglas County: Google is
expanding its existing data center in Douglas County with an investment of over
$300 million.
A separate, large-scale campus known as "the Hickman Property" has been proposed, with plans for 11 buildings totaling 6.2 million square feet. The project would rezone a 700-acre site near Villa Rica.
South Fulton: At least 20 data centers have been proposed in South Fulton, though residents have raised concerns over a lack of transparency in the approval process.
Coweta County: A $17
billion data center project, "Project Sail," has been pitched by
Atlas Development LLC.
Northwest of Atlanta (Bartow
County): A $4.5 billion project, "Project Springbank," from
Atlas Development LLC is proposed. It would construct six buildings totaling
2.27 million square feet, with a target completion date of late 2031.
Various metro locations: T5 Data Centers plans a campus of 20 buildings, with the locations across Georgia. As of mid-2024, data center construction in the Atlanta market was up 76% compared to the previous year.
Other Georgia Locations
Maysville: Northern Data Group has started design work on a facility on a 63-acre site, with completion expected in early 2027.
Monroe County: In October
2025, Google purchased 950 acres of land for $58.5 million for a potential
future data center.
Columbia County (near Augusta): A gigantic data center proposal with 27 buildings has been pitched.
Bibb County: County
leaders are considering potential projects in southern and eastern parts of the
county in industrial zones.
Habersham County (Cornelia): A 284-acre mixed-use development will include a data center. The site was approved for a residential development last year, but the developer, Cook, plans to begin the first phase of the mixed-use project in 2028.
Bartow County: A 900-acre project known as the "Rumble Technology Campus" is being developed by Cloverleaf. It was granted zoning approval in late 2024 and plans for 12 data center buildings.
Factors attracting development
Strategic Location: Metro Atlanta is a crucial hub for fiber-optic routes, with two of the country's largest fiber paths intersecting in the area. The location is also less vulnerable to natural disasters than coastal areas.
Developer Interest: Tax incentives are attracting data center companies to Georgia, particularly to suburbs south of Atlanta.
Utility Planning: Georgia Power has announced plans to significantly increase energy capacity to accommodate the surge of data centers. The plan has faced some public scrutiny over its reliance on fossil fuels.
Rapid Expansion: The Atlanta market has been one of the fastest-growing in the U.S. for data centers since 2023, rising to become the second-largest market behind Northern Virginia.
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It is unclear who the paying customers of these Data Centers will be. It is clear that most of the jobs that will be created are IT Jobs.
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