The proposed data center project in Jones County, Georgia, was planned to occupy a substantial 634 acres of land about three miles from the intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 18. This significant land area was intended to be rezoned from agricultural use. However, developers ultimately withdrew their rezoning application following considerable local pushback and community opposition.
While the operational capacity of the facility in megawatts was not publicly specified, the project's scale, covering more than 600 acres, highlighted the growing demand for large-scale data center infrastructure in the region, despite the current setback.
June 04, 2026 Eagle Rock Partners
Property developer Eagle Rock has proposed building a 1GW data center campus in Christian County, Illinois. The $8.8 billion project would span 475 acres south of E 1100 North Road, west of N 900 East Road, north of County Road 1000 North, and east of N 800 East Road. According to WAND News, the...
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April 14, 2026 Georgia
A gigawatt-scale data center campus has been proposed in Georgia. A Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application has been filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a project in Irwin County, in south-central Georgia. Premier Data Center Development, LLC plans to build a...
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March 21, 2026 Georgia
Real estate firm Crow Holdings Development and CHI/Acquisitions have effectively withdrawn their application to build a data center in Fayetteville, Georgia. Although the project was rejected by the city’s planning and zoning commission in late January, Crow Holdings had planned to appeal the...
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March 18, 2026 Georgia
Local authorities have approved the 200-acre ‘Project Azalea’ data center in McDuffie County, Georgia. Commissioners backed the project in a 4–1 vote; officials estimate it will be worth $1 billion and generate about $25 million in annual local tax revenue. The project will include six data...
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March 03, 2026 Georgia
A new data center campus may be on the way to Columbus, Georgia. Economic development organization Choose Columbus announced that the Development Authority of Columbus is in negotiations with Habitat Partners to secure a site for the proposed project.Project Ruby would be a $5 billion+ data...
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