Pumpkin Technology Campus
Harlem, Columbia County, GADeveloper: Cloverleaf Infrastructure
Also known as Pumpkin Center Data Center, Pumpkin Center
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- Under construction
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The Pumpkin Technology Campus is a data center campus proposed by Houston firm Cloverleaf Infrastructure, as Piedmont DevCo LLC, and the Prather Company on approximately 420 acres along I-20 and Appling Harlem Road in Harlem, Columbia County. Concept plans depict four data center buildings, two warehouses, an office and a substation. The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning 4-1 in February 2026; a resident's judicial review petition was dismissed with prejudice in March 2026, and he filed a notice of appeal in April.
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Site size | 420 acres [1] approximately; four parcels Source excerpt“DevCo applied to rezone a group of four parcels along I-20 and Appling Harlem Road owned by the Prather family, totaling approximately 420 acres” |
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| Buildings | 4 [1] four data center buildings, each more than 717,000 sq ft, plus two 180,000 sq ft warehouses, an office and a substation (concept plans) Source excerpt“Concept plans for the Pumpkin Technology Campus depict four data center buildings, each more than 717,000 square feet, two 180,000-square foot warehouses, an office, a substation, several stormwater ponds and a buffer around the perimeter.” |
| Stated investment | $1 billion [1] value stated in rezoning application materials Source excerpt“from Planned Unit Development (PUD) to the new Data Center (D-C) district zoning for the development of the new facility, a project that the accompanying states is worth $1 billion.” |
| Permanent jobs (promised) | 200-300 [8] developer-stated range Source excerpt“The developer says the data center would employ 200-300 workers.” |
| Construction jobs | 1,500 [1] approximately |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Local decisions & site
| Deciding vote | Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved the rezoning 4-1 in February 2026, Commissioner Allison Couch opposed; conditions raised buffers from 250 to 500 feet and berms from 6 to 12 feet [4]Source excerpt“The Pumpkin Center project faced the most public opposition but was approved 4-1, with Commissioner Allison Couch voting against it.” |
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| Zoning | Rezoned from Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Data Center (D-C) district [1] |
| Parcel / address | Four parcels owned by the Prather family, located along I-20 and Appling Harlem Road [1] |
Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.
Water and power
Water
Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.
Power
Not disclosed. No capacity or power-supply figure is on the record.
Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →
Lawsuits
| Gregory P. Guido Jr. petition for judicial review (Pumpkin Center rezoning) | appealed [7] Petition alleging conflicts with the county's comprehensive plan, procedural defects and incomplete analysis was dismissed with prejudice on March 25, 2026, and the petitioner filed a notice of appeal in April 2026. Columbia County Superior Court; appeal to Georgia Court of Appeals · filed Feb 25, 2026 Source excerpt“Those petitions alleged issues including procedural defects, incomplete analysis and conflicts with the county's comprehensive plan.” |
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Timeline
Piedmont DevCo LLC applies to rezone about 420 acres for the Pumpkin Technology Campus [1]
Columbia County Planning Commission votes 4-1 to recommend the Pumpkin Center and Byrd Farm data center projects [3]
Board of Commissioners approves the rezoning 4-1 with larger buffers and berms [4]
Resident Gregory P. Guido Jr. files a judicial review petition challenging the Pumpkin Center rezoning [6]
Superior Court order dismissing the Pumpkin Center petition with prejudice is signed and filed [7]
Guido files notices of appeal of the dismissals [7]
Issues raised
- Residents raised health concerns about diesel generator emissions, noise and water use [5]
- Greenpoint neighborhood residents say they bought homes expecting nearby shopping and restaurants under earlier development plans [3]
- A resident's petition alleged the rezoning was approved despite an incomplete Development of Regional Impact review [6]
Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.
Sources
- Data center project proposed along Appling Harlem RoadThe Augusta Press · Dec 15, 2025 · news
- Three proposals for data centers in Columbia County, Georgia, meet stiff oppositionDatacenterDynamics · Jan 9, 2026 · news
- Columbia County data centers recommended for approval despite residents' concernsWRDW · Jan 14, 2026 · news
- Columbia County approves 2 data centers, rejects 1WRDW · Feb 3, 2026 · news
- Columbia County passes two out of three rezonings for data center requests amid persistent oppositionThe Augusta Press · Feb 5, 2026 · news
- Citizen files lawsuits over Columbia County data centersWRDW · Feb 25, 2026 · news
- Citizen appeals dismissals of Columbia County data center rezoning lawsuitsWRDW · Apr 16, 2026 · news
- 2 more data centers now being proposed in Columbia CountyWALB · Dec 17, 2025 · news
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Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Pumpkin Technology Campus. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/pumpkin-technology-campus-harlem-ga |
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| MLA | “Pumpkin Technology Campus.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/pumpkin-technology-campus-harlem-ga. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/pumpkin-technology-campus-harlem-ga |
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