Bartow County, GA

Project Bunkhouse

Digital Realty (filed as Taurus DC SPE LLC). Approved. 1830 MW.

A 12-building, 8.6 million square foot data center campus planned on 876 acres of former cattle farmland off Taff Road near Stilesboro, on the Bartow-Cobb line. Taurus Investment Holdings is developing the site, which will be operated by Digital Realty, with a reported power capacity around 1,830 megawatts across three on-site substations. Bartow County Sole Commissioner Steve Taylor approved the rezoning on June 4, 2025 after the planning commission recommended approval; the project is expected to be built in phases through the mid 2030s.

Status: Approved
Operator: Digital Realty
Applicant on record: Taurus DC SPE LLC
Location: Taff Road, south of Highway 113/Cartersville Highway, Stilesboro, Bartow County, GA
Size: 1830 MW, 876 acres, 8,600,000 sq ft
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Georgia Power
First reported: 2025-03-31
Last updated: June 4, 2025

Sources

Application filed for 8.6 million sq ft data center project outside Atlanta, Georgia, Data Center Dynamics
Bartow Planning Commission recommends approval of data center near Stilesboro, WRGA, 2025-05-20
Taylor approves Project Bunkhouse rezoning, Daily Tribune (Cartersville), 2025-06-04
Bartow County Becoming Data Center Hub, Georgia Media Group, 2025-06-04

What it would mean nearby

The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 1830 MW facility would draw roughly 5.8 million to 20.9 million gallons of water a day, about what 66,700 households use.

Base rate freeze through 2028 (docket 44280) holds base rates flat from July 2025. Fuel and storm riders are separate and can still move. 2026 fuel and storm cost settlement (docket 44280, 56765) takes about $4.04 a month off a typical bill from June 2026. The December 2025 certification of about 9,885 MW of new generation for data center load came with a promise of at least $8.50 a month of downward pressure on a typical bill in 2029 through 2031, because large customers are meant to carry more of the cost. Consumer groups warned it could instead add around $20 a month if the projected data center demand does not show up.

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