Data center fact sheet
Georgia
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 21, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 12
- 1 proposed, 7 approved, 1 under construction, 2 operating, 1 denied
- Planned capacity
- 4.36 GW
- 3 projects publish a figure; 8 projects publish none; 1 cancelled or denied not counted
- Moratorium actions
- 11
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County | Proposed | 3.21 GW | OpenAI (Octans GA LLC) |
| Project Sail Newnan, Coweta County | Approved | 900 MW | Atlas Development LLC |
| QTS Fayetteville data center campus Fayetteville, Fayette County | 250 MW | QTS Data Centers (Blackstone) | |
| Amazon Web Services Butts County data center campus Jackson, Butts County | Approved | none published | Amazon Web Services |
| Avemore Data Park Villa Rica, Carroll County | Approved | none published | Atlas Development |
| Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta Fayetteville, Fayette County | none published | Microsoft | |
| Old Elberton Road data center proposal Athens, Athens-Clarke County | Denied | none published | FAE Clark LLC (property owner/applicant) |
| Project Spalding Spalding County | Approved | none published | Montana Property Group LLC |
| Pumpkin Technology Campus Harlem, Columbia County | Approved | none published | Cloverleaf Infrastructure (Piedmont DevCo LLC), with the Prather Company |
| QTS Augusta Data Center Campus Augusta, Augusta-Richmond County | Under construction | none published | QTS Data Centers |
Largest 10 of 12 shown. All projects.
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County[1] | Extension recommended | reported Jul 20, 2026 | — |
| Paulding County[2] | Adopted | Jul 2026 | —, until Jan 1, 2027 |
| Coweta County[3] | Adopted | Jun 16, 2026 | 180 days, until Dec 23, 2026 |
| Elbert County[4] | Adopted | reported Jun 10, 2026 | six months |
| Augusta-Richmond County[5] | Adopted | Jun 2, 2026 | 49 days |
| Carroll County[6] | Extended | Jun 2026 | 100 days |
5 more on the moratorium tracker.
- Atlanta: Ordinances prohibiting data centers in the BeltLine Overlay and near high-volume transit (adopted, Sep 3, 2024)
- Coweta County: Coweta County data center ordinance (adopted, Dec 2025)
- Coweta County: 180-day data center moratorium (2026) (in effect, Jun 16, 2026)
- Bartow County: Bartow County data center ordinance (adopted)
1 more on the local rules tracker.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 21, 2026 One Hundred Miles and five residents sue the Effingham IDA and Octans GA alleging open-government law violations (Project Camellia)[7]
- Sep 16, 2026 Coastal Regional Commission's full DRI report released; county site plan consideration postponed at developer request (Project Camellia)[8]
- Sep 15, 2026 The Augusta Commission approves rules governing new data centers, 6-5, ending the city’s almost three-month moratorium (QTS Augusta Data Center Campus)[9]
- Sep 9, 2026 Augusta releases a final draft data center ordinance that would not apply to the QTS campus (QTS Augusta Data Center Campus)[10]
- Sep 3, 2026 Plaintiffs' attorney says the parties are awaiting a ruling from the judge on a joint motion the county and developer filed (Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus)[11]
- Sep 3, 2026 County community development director says the county has received no applications, plans or other submittals for a land disturbance permit at its approved data center sites (Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus)[11]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- WRDW, “Augusta Commission faces data center vote amid growing community pushback”, Jul 20, 2026. https://www.wrdw.com/2026/07/20/augusta-commission-faces-data-center-vote-amid-growing-community-pushback/
- FOX 5 Atlanta, “Paulding County approves data center moratorium”, Jul 30, 2026. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/paulding-county-approves-data-center-moratorium-freezing-projects
- The Newnan Times-Herald, “Commissioners approve 180-day data center moratorium”, Jun 17, 2026. https://www.times-herald.com/news/commissioners-approve-180-day-data-center-moratorium/article_29dd50b8-88fb-4424-98d9-9d87abfb4588.html
- The Elberton Star, “Elbert County BOC approves data center moratorium”, Jun 10, 2026. https://www.elberton.com/local-sports/elbert-county-boc-approves-data-center-moratorium
- WRDW, “Augusta puts a hold on data centers — except the one that's riled up neighbors”, Jun 2, 2026. https://www.wrdw.com/2026/06/02/augustans-urge-city-leaders-put-data-centers-hold/
- Times-Georgian, “Data center moratorium extended”, Jun 3, 2026. https://www.times-georgian.com/news/local/data-center-moratorium-extended/article_a7d31b38-3e6a-59d0-8da4-6ac3a17a167c.html
- WTOC, “Georgia group sues over OpenAI data center deal in Effingham County”, Sep 21, 2026. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/09/21/georgia-group-sues-over-openai-data-center-deal-effingham-county/
- WTOC, “State reveals full DRI report on OpenAI's Effingham County data center project”, Sep 16, 2026. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/09/16/state-reveals-full-dri-report-openais-data-center-project/
- The Augusta Press, “Augusta data center ordinance passes 6-5”, Sep 16, 2026. https://theaugustapress.com/augusta-data-center-ordinance-passes-6-5/
- WRDW/WAGT News 12, “Here's what's in Augusta's final plan for data centers”, Sep 9, 2026. https://www.wrdw.com/2026/09/09/augusta-releases-final-draft-proposed-data-center-ordinance/
- The Griffin Daily News, “Are data centers dead in Spalding County?”, Sep 3, 2026. https://www.griffindailynews.com/news/are-data-centers-dead-in-spalding-county/article_6ff83dfb-f930-557b-bfc2-009c12e87b7c.html
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Georgia,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/georgia.