Plans Filed for Major Six-Building Data Center Campus Near Augusta, Georgia
January 13, 2026 Georgia's emergence as a pivotal data center hub continues to accelerate with the filing of plans for a significant new campus development near Augusta. The project underscores the sustained demand for digital infrastructure beyond traditional primary markets, driven by the expansion of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and enterprise workloads. A Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application has been formally submitted to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a proposed campus in McDuffie County, just outside Augusta. The project, codenamed "Project Azalea," envisions a six-building data center complex to be constructed on a 200-acre parcel of land located at 2660-2358 Randall Hunt Road in Thomson. According to the filing, the ambitious development is slated for completion by 2029. While specific details on power capacity and investment remain undisclosed, the application is linked to Project Turbo LLC, the entity behind another major proposed campus in Gainesville, Georgia. That separate project, located approximately 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, involves a 900,000-square-foot facility across three buildings. The connection suggests a coordinated expansion strategy by a seasoned developer within the state. The filing is part of a broader surge in data center construction across Georgia. Over the past few years, more than a dozen campus proposals, encompassing tens of millions of square feet across dozens of buildings, have been submitted via the DRI process. This trend marks Atlanta's rapid evolution from a Tier 2 market into a major national hotspot for digital infrastructure investment. The Augusta-area project further indicates this growth is spreading to secondary regions within the state, offering potential economic development and diversification benefits. Source: datacenterdynamics
