Newton County, GA

Meta Stanton Springs Data Center (Newton County)

Meta (filed as Morning Hornet LLC). Under construction.

Meta, operating through the entity Morning Hornet LLC, is expanding its Stanton Springs data center campus onto the Newton County portion of the industrial park, on land the Newton County Board of Commissioners approved a development agreement for. Morning Hornet took over a second Stanton Springs project (previously held under the name Baymare LLC) that was reported to call for an initial data center followed by additional buildings roughly every two years, backed by a large bond issued by the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton counties. Exact current square footage and a precise recent update date for this specific Newton County phase could not be confirmed from public reporting available for this entry; homeowners near Stanton Springs should expect continued phased construction.

Status: Under construction
Operator: Meta
Applicant on record: Morning Hornet LLC
Location: Stanton Springs Industrial Park, Social Circle, Newton County, GA
Size: MW not reported, 400 acres
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Not reported
Last updated: February 26, 2021

Sources

Second data center headed for Stanton Springs, Your Local News (Monroe Local), 2021-02-26
Morning Hornet takes ownership of second $42B data center project, The Covington News

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.