Walton County, GA

Meta Stanton Springs Data Center (Walton County)

Meta. Under construction.

Meta has operated a data center on the Walton County side of its Stanton Springs campus, at 240 Shire Parkway in Social Circle, since breaking ground in 2018 and opening in 2020. Walton Electric Membership Corporation partnered with Meta to supply the campus with solar and other renewable energy. Meta has continued expanding the overall Stanton Springs campus with additional AI focused data center buildings in the years since, though a precise recent count of buildings, acreage, or megawatts specific to the Walton County parcels could not be confirmed from public reporting available for this entry.

Status: Under construction
Operator: Meta
Location: 240 Shire Parkway, Social Circle, Walton County, GA
Size: MW not reported
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Walton EMC
First reported: 2018
Last updated: December 1, 2021

Sources

Meta Stanton Springs Data Center, ChooseWalton (Development Authority of Walton County)
Facebook subsidiary takes new data center, Walton Tribune, 2021-12

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.

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