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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Centre Campus Planned Near Atlanta, Georgia
A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in L...

Gigawatt-Scale Data Centre Campus Planned Near Atlanta, Georgia

July 27, 2026 Georgia

A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in Lovejoy, around 25 miles (40km) south of downtown Atlanta. The proposed campus at 11760 Panhandle...

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Read First Nation Opposes Proposed AI Data Center in Pocatello, Idaho
A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon ...

First Nation Opposes Proposed AI Data Center in Pocatello, Idaho

July 13, 2026 Idaho

A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon plant in the southeastern Idaho city. The project was denied planning approval in May, but the...

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Read Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia
Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia

Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia

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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Read Developer Withdraws Fayetteville, Georgia Data Center Application
Developer Withdraws Fayetteville, Georgia Data Center Application

Developer Withdraws Fayetteville, Georgia Data Center Application

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Real estate firm Crow Holdings Development and CHI/Acquisitions have effectively withdrawn their application to build a data center in Fayetteville, Georgia.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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Read 200-acre “Project Azalea” Data Center Approved Near Augusta, Georgia
200-acre “Project Azalea” Data Center Approved Near Augusta, Georgia

200-acre “Project Azalea” Data Center Approved Near Augusta, Georgia

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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Read A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia
A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia

A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia

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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Read Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center
Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

January 03, 2026 Georgia

Athens, Georgia-based Athena Studios is considering converting into a data center, its CEO Joel Harber has said. The film studio has seen a significant decline in movie production demand, according to Harber, which has led to an “oversupply of space and an undersupply of demand.”Athena Studios’...

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Read Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity
Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity

Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity

December 11, 2025 Georgia

US utility Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have submitted a proposal to add up to 10GW of new generation capacity over the next five years. The $16 billion plan aims to meet surging demand across its footprint from the data center sector, with around 90 percent of...

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Read Georgia PSC Approves New Billing Rules for Data Centers
Georgia PSC Approves New Billing Rules for Data Centers

Georgia PSC Approves New Billing Rules for Data Centers

January 28, 2025 Georgia

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted to approve a new rule that allows new large-load Georgia Power customers using more than 100MW of electricity to be billed based on the risks associated with their projects.The rule, which passed unanimously, requires data centers to pay the...

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Read $17bn data center campus proposed in Atlanta, Georgia
$17bn data center campus proposed in Atlanta, Georgia

$17bn data center campus proposed in Atlanta, Georgia

January 04, 2025 Georgia

A 13-building data center campus costing $17 billion has been proposed for Atlanta, Georgia. The campus would be built on 832 acres of land near the city of Newnan, 45 miles south of Atlanta in Coweta County. The site is adjacent to Welcome Sargent Road and Wagers Mill Road.Each of the data halls...

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Read Georgia governor vetoes bill to pause data center tax breaks after it had passed both houses
Georgia governor vetoes bill to pause data center tax breaks after it had passed both houses

Georgia governor vetoes bill to pause data center tax breaks after it had passed both houses

May 11, 2024 Georgia

Gov. Brian Kemp this week decided to veto HB 1192, a bill that would pause tax breaks for data centers in Georgia after it had passed both houses.In a statement explaining the veto, Governor Kemp said the state extended data center exemptions to 2031 just two years ago, with projects starting in...

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Read Georgia Power increases capacity to meet data center demand
Georgia Power increases capacity to meet data center demand

Georgia Power increases capacity to meet data center demand

April 17, 2024 Georgia

Electric utility Georgia Power (GP) has received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to increase its generation capacity with both fossil fuels and renewable energy to meet power demand from data centers. This agreement will also allow Georgia Power to contract generation...

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Read Small modular reactor project in Idaho to be canceled
Small modular reactor project in Idaho to be canceled

Small modular reactor project in Idaho to be canceled

November 09, 2023 Idaho

The power utility Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), and the reactor company NuScale, have announced intentions to cancel the Carbon Free Power Project, a small modular reactor (SMR) project they planned to build at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). David Schlissel, director of...

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Read Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again
Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

March 23, 2023 Idaho

Idaho lawmakers are attempting to restrict the number of tax breaks new data center expansions can receive in the state. Last Monday, Bill 328 was introduced, and the House voted 59-9 to pass it. The Senate has now received the measure. The measure modifies the language in the state's urban...

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Read Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback
Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback

Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback

March 10, 2023 Idaho

In the city of Kuna, Idaho, a bill that would have kept data centers out of urban renewal districts that failed, has been brought back. The bill would have required data center projects to choose between either receiving sales tax exemption, or being in an urban renewal district. This was passed...

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Read A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls
A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls

A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls

March 03, 2023 Idaho

The Idaho legislature has rejected a proposed bill that would have limited tax breaks for data centers. The proposed plan, introduced last month, would require either a sales tax exemption or urban renewal regions for data centers, but not both. The measure failed in the House Revenue and Taxes...

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Read Land in Fayetteville, Georgia Annexed & Rezoned For Data Center Development
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Land in Fayetteville, Georgia Annexed & Rezoned For Data Center Development

July 01, 2022 Georgia

Despite protests from residents of Fayette County, Georgia, county officials have voted to annex and rezone over 400 acres of land for the development of a data center office park. The council voted 5-0 to see the land located on Tyrone Road rezoned for data center development. The rezoning will...

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Read Fayetteville Georgia Looking To Annex Land For a $1 billion Data Center
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Fayetteville Georgia Looking To Annex Land For a $1 billion Data Center

April 20, 2022 Georgia

Fayette County is looking to annex 412 acres of land for a $1 billion data center project in Fayetteville. The city council will meet before the week runs out to discuss annexing this land for a data center campus that can span 1.5 million square feet with 250MW of capacity. In recent years,...

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Read Georgia Wants To Extend its Data Center Tax Exemptions Further
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Georgia Wants To Extend its Data Center Tax Exemptions Further

March 18, 2022 Georgia

Georgia is looking to extend its tax exemptions for data centers by another five years. Earlier in 2018, the US state introduced the current sales tax exemptions for data centers through HB 696. The bill provides tax exemptions if it meets certain job creation thresholds and investments over a...

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Read Augusta data center plans curbed
Augusta data center plans curbed

Augusta data center plans curbed

November 09, 2021 Georgia

A data center proposed for the site of a former cotton mill in Augusta, Georgia, is no longer ahead. Back in 2016, Cape Augusta Real Estate Development announced redevelopment plans for the site and outlined the project would go ahead under the name ‘Augusta Cyberworks.’ Original plans for the...

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