Lamar County, GA

Amazon Lamar County site

Amazon (filed as Amazon Data Services, Inc.). Rumored.

Amazon Data Services purchased about 985 acres off High Falls Park Road near I-75 Exit 198 in Lamar County for about 270 million dollars in July 2025, the largest real estate transaction in county history. The land was already zoned for warehousing and distribution as part of the Legacy 75 Trade Center, and Amazon has said only that it is evaluating the site and performing due diligence for a possible data center, with no formal data center application filed as of the most recent reporting found. Lamar County has since passed a data center moratorium affecting future development there.

Status: Rumored
Operator: Amazon
Applicant on record: Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Location: Off High Falls Park Road near I-75 Exit 198, part of the Legacy 75 Trade Center, Barnesville, Lamar County, GA (approximate, city center)
Size: MW not reported, 985 acres
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Not reported
First reported: 2025-07-25
Last updated: October 1, 2025

Sources

Amazon's data center division pays $270M to buy sprawling Georgia property, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2025-08-01
Amazon eyes Lamar County for new data center after $270M land purchase, 13WMAZ
Amazon 'exploring' more data center potential in GA, buys nearly 1,000 acres of land near I-75, WSB-TV

What it would mean nearby

Oglethorpe Power, which generates most of the electricity Georgia's EMCs sell, is adding natural gas plants it ties to data center and industrial load. EMC rates are set by each cooperative's board, not the Public Service Commission, so watch your EMC's rate notices.

For a noise estimate and the three distance rings, check your own address.