Microsoft Palmetto Data Center

Microsoft. Under construction.

Microsoft has been building a roughly 250,000 square foot data center in Palmetto as part of its East US 3 Azure region, with construction starting in April 2024 and an estimated completion around October 2025. The Development Authority of Fulton County granted Microsoft about 14.5 million dollars in property tax breaks for the project, but on August 10, 2026 Microsoft confirmed it is unwinding that tax abatement deal here and at two other metro Atlanta sites, citing reputational cost.

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Status: Under construction
Operator: Microsoft
Applicant on record: Microsoft
Location: Palmetto, Fulton County, GA (approximate, city center)
Size: MW not reported, 250,000 sq ft
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Not reported
First reported: 2024-04
Last updated: August 10, 2026

What happens next

The site is under construction. The next step is opening.

Sources

1.7 million sq ft data center proposed outside Atlanta, Georgia, Data Center Dynamics
Fulton County votes unanimously to oppose data center tax incentives as Microsoft unwinds deals at 3 Atlanta sites, dmnews.com, 2026-08-10

What it would mean nearby

Base rate freeze through 2028 (docket 44280) holds base rates flat from July 2025. Fuel and storm riders are separate and can still move. Real-time pricing revenue credit and cost allocation review (docket 57171) is pending before the commission without a published residential figure yet. 2026 fuel and storm cost settlement (docket 44280, 56765) takes about $4.04 a month off a typical bill from June 2026.

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