Walton County, GA

Sailfish Investors Data Center Campus

Sailfish Investors. Approved.

Sailfish Investors is developing a four building, 1.78 million square foot data center campus on 344 acres along Social Circle Parkway in Walton County. Walton County commissioners unanimously approved annexation of the site into the City of Social Circle in December 2024, and the Social Circle City Council approved annexation, rezoning, and special use permit requests in January 2025. The project targets completion around January 2027.

Status: Approved
Operator: Not disclosed
Applicant on record: Sailfish Investors
Location: Social Circle Parkway, Walton County, GA
Size: MW not reported, 344 acres, 1,780,000 sq ft
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: Not reported
First reported: 2024-12-01
Last updated: January 15, 2025

Sources

1.7 million sq ft data center proposed outside Atlanta, Georgia, Data Center Dynamics
Sailfish Investors: Social Circle, GA Data Center, Baxtel
Social Circle officials clear way for second data center, Your Local News (Monroe Local), 2025-01

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.