Newton County, GA

Newton County Technology Park (Social Circle Technology Park)

TPA Group / SC Infrastructure LLC. Filed.

Atlanta based TPA Group and SC Infrastructure LLC are proposing a nine building, roughly 2.6 million square foot data center campus (reported as 317 to 338 acres depending on the source) northeast of the Interstate 20 and State Route 11 interchange near Social Circle. The land is caught in a jurisdiction dispute: Newton County says the parcels were never properly annexed into the City of Social Circle and threatened legal action to block the city from approving the rezoning, while Social Circle's planning commission has recommended rezoning from agricultural to light industrial. A special use permit hearing was tabled to May 26, 2025, and no final resolution had been confirmed as of the most recent reporting found.

Status: Filed
Operator: Not disclosed
Applicant on record: TPA Group / SC Infrastructure LLC
Location: northeast of the Interstate 20 and State Route 11 interchange, Social Circle, Newton County, GA
Size: MW not reported, 317 acres, 2,600,000 sq ft
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Not reported
First reported: 2025-01-17
Last updated: May 26, 2025

Sources

This Week's Atlanta Deal Sheet: TPA Group Plans Massive Newton County Data Center Complex, Bisnow, 2025-01-17
Newton County prepared to take legal action to stop data center rezoning, Rockdale Newton Citizen, 2025-05

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.