Georgia data center boom includes 120 projects planned or under construction
Georgia has 120 data center projects planned or under construction, with major developments proposed across the state and significant concentrations in metro Atlanta. Coweta County denied rezoning for Project Oak, while another Clayton County proposal was withdrawn, and the expansion is raising concerns about infrastructure and water stress.
A statewide data center database identifies 246 facilities and projects in Georgia, including 22 under construction and 98 planned developments. The projects represent about 19.8 gigawatts of planned or construction-stage capacity, with activity concentrated in metro Atlanta but extending to communities including Rincon, Moreland, Hampton, Blakely, Monroe and Stilesboro.
OpenAI's Project Camellia near Rincon is among the largest proposals, with an estimated 3,210-megawatt peak load. QTS is associated with the most Georgia sites, followed by DataBank, while Microsoft and STACK Infrastructure are each linked to eight sites. Coweta County rejected Project Oak's rezoning request in August, and the developer of Stillwater Technology Park in Clayton County withdrew its proposal. The database also flags medium-high or high water stress for most projects with available ratings.