Data centers, factories bring billions to Georgia. How can more prosper?
Georgia is experiencing a significant boom in investment from data centers and advanced manufacturing, totaling over $50 billion. This includes OpenAI's planned $20 billion data center project and substantial infrastructure investments by the state and utilities. A new report is exploring how this economic prosperity can be shared across the state.
The state of Georgia is experiencing an economic boom, with over $50 billion in investments in data centers, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure. This surge includes a significant $20 billion data center project announced by OpenAI, slated to begin construction in 2028, and a $7.6 billion electric vehicle manufacturing plant by Hyundai near Savannah with an additional $2.7 billion expansion planned.
Further investments include $5 billion from the Georgia Ports Authority for infrastructure improvements, Rivian's future $5 billion EV factory, and Georgia Power's $16 billion plan to expand its power generation capacity. A new report is now investigating strategies to ensure this substantial prosperity is distributed broadly across the state.