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Data centers · Fayette County, Georgia

Fayette County

1 project on record · 1 moratorium or ban action

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Projects in Fayette County
QTS Fayetteville campusQTS Data Centers—Under constructionJuly 13, 202650 MW+

Moratoriums and bans

  1. March 2026 Fayetteville: Ban. 90-day moratorium in January 2026, followed by a permanent prohibition on new data centers in March 2026 (per the tracker). (SAVRN, Oct. 2026)

Updates, newest first

  1. March 2026 Fayetteville: Ban · 90-day moratorium in January 2026, followed by a permanent prohibition on new data centers in March 2026 (per the tracker). (SAVRN, Oct. 2026)
  2. May 2025 QTS Fayetteville campus · Low-pressure complaints led the county to find two more QTS water lines and bill the company about $147,000; the county later blamed a smart-meter upgrade for the gap. (Atlanta News First, July 13, 2026)
  3. Feb. 2024 QTS Fayetteville campus · The first county water meter on the site came online. (Atlanta News First, July 13, 2026)
  4. Sept. 20, 2022 QTS Fayetteville campus · A regional-impact (DRI) filing described up to 16 buildings and 6.6 million sq ft of data center space. (DatacenterDynamics, Sept. 20, 2022)
  5. Aug. 2022 QTS Fayetteville campus · QTS bought the 615-acre site for $153.8 million, according to the Fayette County Development Authority. (DatacenterDynamics, Sept. 20, 2022)

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 →