- Trammell Crow Co. and a second unidentified developer have proposed two data center megaprojects totaling nearly 17M SF in Georgia.
- Trammell Crow’s 8.1M SF campus in White Oak Technology Park near Augusta would span 1,900 acres and support cybersecurity, R&D, and advanced tech.
- The other project, “Project Bunkhouse,” would deliver 8.7M SF in Bartow County and cost an estimated $19B, making it the state’s largest proposed data center development.
- These proposals follow Atlanta’s record-breaking data center absorption in 2024, surpassing Northern Virginia, and come amid rising concern over the strain on Georgia’s power grid.
Georgia Goes Big on Data
Developers are doubling down on Georgia as the country’s next big data center hub, as reported by Bisnow.
Trammell Crow Co., owned by CBRE, has submitted plans for an 8.1M SF data center campus in Columbia County’s White Oak Technology Park, near Augusta. The project targets cybersecurity and R&D, excluding industrial and residential uses to limit traffic and infrastructure impact.
Just a week prior, another developer — working with civil engineering firm Kimley-Horn — filed plans for Project Bunkhouse, an 8.7M SF, $19B data center campus in Bartow County, about an hour northwest of Atlanta. That project would be Georgia’s largest data center development to date.
A Decade-Long Buildout
Both data center campuses are expected to develop over the next 10+ years, underlining their long-term impact on Georgia’s rapidly expanding digital infrastructure sector. The state had 2,159 megawatts (MW) of data center campus power under construction at the end of 2024, with 705.8 MW absorbed — more than any other US market, including Northern Virginia.
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Community and Energy Implications
Columbia County Commissioner Alison Couch voiced support for Trammell Crow’s proposal, citing low local impact and high tax revenue benefits. But the rapid pace of development is raising concerns over power consumption.
Project Bunkhouse alone could require 1,830 MW at full build-out — more than what powers the entire city of Atlanta. Lawmakers have floated legislation to increase energy costs for data center operators in response.
What’s Next
Local development authorities control the land for both data center campuses, positioning them to secure millions in potential tax incentives.
As Georgia continues to attract data center investment, expect further scrutiny from communities and state leaders over the energy and environmental impacts of this exponential growth.
