Originally filed in January 2022 by T5 Data Centers as a four building, 1.67 million square foot, roughly 200 megawatt campus off Gordon Highway, the project is now controlled by QTS Data Centers, Blackstone owned, through Eagle South LLC, and has expanded to six two story buildings totaling more than 2.15 million square feet across about 140 acres, a roughly 2 billion dollar investment. Site clearing, home demolition, and earth moving were underway through 2025 and into 2026 next to the Haynes Station and Captains Corner neighborhoods, and Augusta put a temporary hold on new data center approvals in mid 2026 that does not apply to this already approved project. QTS says the facility will use closed loop cooling that does not draw water once operating, but neighbors have complained about a lack of communication before construction began.
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Data centers in Richmond County
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Power bills in Richmond County
Most of the county is served by Georgia Power, with parts on Jefferson Energy Cooperative or Planters 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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