River Park (Highway 16)

Operator not disclosed. Filed.

A roughly 10 billion dollar mixed development called River Park proposed on land near Highway 16 and Interstate 75 owned by Bill Jones, father of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Plans call for a 450,000 square foot hospital, 1.2 million square feet of medical office space, and about 11 million square feet of data centers, which would be among the largest data center footprints proposed in Georgia. A Development of Regional Impact filing was submitted to the state, the project is projected to use over 4.5 million gallons of water a day (more than tripling the county's current usage), and it would not be complete until around 2040 if built as planned.

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Status: Filed
Operator: Not disclosed
Location: Highway 16 near Interstate 75, Jackson, Butts County, GA (approximate, city center)
Size: MW not reported, 11,000,000 sq ft
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Georgia Power
First reported: 2025-12
Last updated: December 1, 2025

What happens next

Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.

Sources

Massive Burt Jones-backed project among wave of data centers proposed for Georgia, Georgia Recorder / The Current, 2025-12-01
Jones backing massive data center project, Times-Georgian

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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