Data center campus · 1751 Bells Ferry Road, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
Bells Ferry Road data center campus (Marietta)
Approved
as of June 2025
A two-building, roughly 347,000 sq ft campus with a substation on 31 acres along I-75 that Marietta rezoned unanimously in June 2025 and that drew renewed protest in 2026. Also known as: Grindcap Marietta campus.
Power108MW reported · stated
Floor area347,200sq ft
Site31.4acres
IT load72MW
Who is behind it
ProjectBells Ferry Road data center campus (Marietta)Also: Grindcap Marietta campus
Developer and teamGrind Capital Group (Grindcap) (through MMM Acquisitions LLC)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The mayor said the 30-day appeal window had passed and the developer had not found a buyer, as residents pressed the council. (Marietta Daily Journal, June 9, 2026; Hoodline, June 4, 2026)
The Marietta City Council approved MMM Acquisitions' plan for two data center buildings, a 4-acre substation and a pond on 31 acres off Bells Ferry Road. (WSB-TV, June 17, 2025; Atlanta News First, June 30, 2025; DatacenterDynamics, June 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Inside the city of Marietta, so Cobb County's unincorporated-area moratorium does not apply.
- DCD page shows no date; the vote is reported as "this month" (June 2025).
- Exact council vote date not found; reports say June 2025, 7-0 (DCD, Marietta Daily Journal).
The full record
- Status note
- Marietta rezoned the site in June 2025; as of June 2026 the developer still needed permits, grading and an on-site substation, and the mayor said no buyer had been found.
- Power note
- DCD gives 72 MW and 36 MW buildings (108 MW total, 72 MW IT load); Hoodline calls 108 MW the IT load. IT load is 72-108 MW depending on source.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)