Market brief, Georgia

Data Centers in Georgia

Georgia ranks fifth nationally for data center pipeline capacity, with 32,790 MW across 481 projects, 5% of the national total.

By the Aterio data team. Data as of .

Scale

Data centers tracked
582
Data center capacity*
32,790MW
Data center space*
140.6M sq ft
Average operational size
248,860sq ft

Pipeline by stage

In the pipeline
481
Operational
76
Under construction
64
Announced
341

* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 101 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.

How Georgia compares

Only 16% of Georgia projects are operational, well below the national 29%. Announced projects make up 71% of the total, above the national 59%.

Top states by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Texas152,429 MW1,431
2.Virginia64,312 MW1,068
3.Utah46,575 MW236
4.Pennsylvania33,239 MW427
5.Georgia32,790 MW481

Top five states by pipeline capacity, estimated MW.

Where it is being built

Capacity is spread out: the five largest counties hold 40% of the Georgia pipeline, and Fulton County leads with 3,535 MW.

Top counties by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Fulton County3,535 MW76
2.Effingham County3,200 MW4
3.Bartow County2,396 MW22
4.Henry County2,086 MW19
5.Douglas County2,012 MW35

Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Projects with no county are left out.

Who is building

Developers that have not been named hold 33% of the Georgia pipeline (10,737 MW). QTS Data Centers leads the named field with 3,251 MW.

Top providers by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.QTS Data Centers3,251 MW39
2.OpenAI3,200 MW4
3.Google2,716 MW43
4.Digital Realty2,141 MW19
5.Microsoft1,545 MW21

Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.

From the dataset

Largest data centers in Georgia

Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.

  1. 1.Project Camellia - DC4OpenAI · Rincon, Effingham CountyAnnounced
  2. 2.Project Camellia - DC2OpenAI · Rincon, Effingham CountyAnnounced
  3. 3.Project Camellia - DC1OpenAI · Rincon, Effingham CountyAnnounced
  4. 4.Project Camellia - DC3OpenAI · Rincon, Effingham CountyAnnounced
  5. 5.Hampton Technology Park Building 5Company Not Disclosed · Hampton, Henry CountyAnnounced

Free sample

  • Dalton 2 - HPC Data CenterCore Scientific · Dalton, Whitfield CountyPower 220 MWSize 250,000 sq ftUnder construction
    Utility
    Not assigned
    Announced
    Jan 6, 2025
    Expected online
    Mar 31, 2027
  • Project Bunkhouse Data Center 11Digital Realty · Taylorsville, Bartow CountyPower 153 MWSize 716,666 sq ftAnnounced
    Utility
    Georgia Power Co
    Announced
    Mar 31, 2025
    Expected online
    Jun 30, 2032
  • Douglas County Data Center Building 1Google · Lithia Springs, Douglas CountyPower 141 MWSize 485,000 sq ftOperational
    Utility
    GreyStone Power Corporation
    Announced
    Jun 30, 2002
    Online
    Dec 25, 2007

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