Is a Data Center Coming

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Data centers in Clayton County

We track 2 projects inside Clayton County and 28 more within 25 miles of it. For a distance-specific answer, check your own address.

In Clayton County

TA Realty Data Center (Tanners Church Road) TA Realty subsidiary
Approved 180 MW Ellenwood

A 959 million dollar, 180 megawatt data center on about 35 acres at 4350 Tanners Church Road in Ellenwood, Clayton County. The Board of Commissioners approved the site plan 3-1 in October 2024 despite opposition from eight residents over traffic, noise, water and school impacts, and the Development Authority of Clayton County approved a 10-year property tax abatement package in June 2025. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2026 and create about 700 temporary construction jobs and roughly 60 permanent positions.

Lovejoy Data Center Campus Operator not disclosed
Rumored MW not reported Lovejoy

A reported 400 acre data center campus proposal near Lovejoy in Clayton County, described by public radio station WABE as looming while county officials hold more talks with residents. No applicant, operator, megawatt figure, or formal rezoning filing has been publicly confirmed for this specific project, so key details remain unknown.

Within 25 miles of Clayton County

CenturyLink Operator not disclosed
16 mi NOperatingFulton County, GA
Project Peach North Coweta Investors
18 mi WApproved 700 MW Coweta County, GA

Power bills in Clayton County

Most of the county is served by Georgia Power, with parts on Coweta-Fayette EMC or Central Georgia EMC.

Base rate freeze through 2028 (docket 44280) holds base rates flat from July 2025. Fuel and storm riders are separate and can still move. 2026 fuel and storm cost settlement (docket 44280, 56765) takes about $4.04 a month off a typical bill from June 2026. The December 2025 certification of about 9,885 MW of new generation for data center load came with a promise of at least $8.50 a month of downward pressure on a typical bill in 2029 through 2031, because large customers are meant to carry more of the cost. Consumer groups warned it could instead add around $20 a month if the projected data center demand does not show up.

Georgia Power and the Georgia PSC Public Interest Advocacy Staff reached a stipulated agreement extending the alternate rate plan first approved in the 2022 rate case, keeping Georgia Power base electricity rates flat through at least 2028. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved the stipulation by vote on July 1, 2025, with a formal order issued July 31, 2025. The freeze applies only to base rates and does not limit separate fuel cost recovery or storm cost recovery charges, both of which can still change a residential bill during the freeze period. Georgia Power has said growth in large load customers such as data centers helped make the freeze possible by spreading fixed costs across a larger customer base.

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