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Data centers · Columbia County, Georgia

Columbia County

3 projects on record

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Projects in Columbia County
Byrd Farms data center——DeniedFeb. 202650 MW+
Pumpkin Center data center——ApprovedFeb. 202650 MW+
White Oak Technology ParkKinetic Infrastructure; Trammell Crow Company—ApprovedJuly 23, 2026Under 50 MW

Updates, newest first

  1. July 23, 2026 White Oak Technology Park · County and development-authority releases named Google as the sole end user and operator. (The Augusta Press, July 24, 2026)
  2. Feb. 2026 Byrd Farms data center · Commissioners voted down the Byrd Farms data center zoning request. (The Augusta Press, July 24, 2026)
  3. Feb. 2026 Pumpkin Center data center · Commissioners granted D-C (data center) zoning. (The Augusta Press, July 24, 2026)
  4. Dec. 16, 2025 Byrd Farms data center · The 944-acre, 18-building proposal became public. (WRDW/WAGT, Dec. 16, 2025)
  5. Dec. 16, 2025 Pumpkin Center data center · The 420-acre proposal surfaced; the developer projected 200-300 jobs. (WRDW/WAGT, Dec. 16, 2025)
  6. Dec. 2025 White Oak Technology Park · The sale of the land by the development authority to Trammell Crow for about $78 million was ratified; Trammell Crow then sold it to Kinetic Infrastructure for nearly $500 million. (The Augusta Press, July 24, 2026)
  7. May 2025 White Oak Technology Park · Commissioners rezoned thousands of acres from residential-agricultural to a special district. (The Augusta Press, July 24, 2026)

Statewide

Georgia exempts qualifying high-technology data center hardware and equipment from state and local sales and use tax under O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3(68.1); the exemption runs through Dec. 31, 2031. (Alston & Bird, Feb. 19, 2026; Inside Climate News, April 9, 2026) Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed HB 1192 (2024), which would have suspended new data center exemption certificates. He cited the 2022 extension of the break through 2031. (Capitol Beat News Service, May 7, 2024) In the 2026 session, bills to end or suspend the exemption (SB 408, SB 410, SB 436, HB 559) and a construction pause (HB 1012) all failed; no data center bill passed. (Alston & Bird, Feb. 19, 2026; Inside Climate News, April 9, 2026) The PSC adopted a Georgia Power large-load rule on Jan. 23, 2025 (from Docket 55378). New customers over 100 MW face contracts of up to 15 years with minimum bills, pay for upstream generation and grid costs, and have their contracts reviewed by the PSC. (Georgia Public Service Commission, Jan. 23, 2025) On Dec. 19, 2025, the PSC voted 5-0 to certify 9,885 MW of new Georgia Power resources for expected data center load. Georgia Power backstops the costs for 2029-2031 so existing customers are shielded if the load does not appear. (Georgia Public Service Commission, Dec. 19, 2025) Georgia data centers →