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Data center campus · Huffaker Road, unincorporated Floyd County west of Rome, east of Fouche Gap Road, Floyd County, Georgia

Microsoft Rome campus (Huffaker Road)

Proposed as of Oct. 20, 2026

Microsoft's planned three-building, 422 MW campus on about 349 acres of Huffaker Road land it bought in 2023 with a $1 billion pledge and development-authority tax abatements. Also known as: Project Firecracker, ATL80.

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Power422MW reported · record
Floor area1,659,000sq ft
Site347acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMicrosoft Rome campus (Huffaker Road)Also: Project Firecracker, ATL80
Developer and teamMicrosoft
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Floyd County submitted a regional-impact review (DRI #4860, ATL80) for three Microsoft buildings of up to 1.66 million sq ft on about 349 acres, with a 422 MW peak load and completion by 2032. (Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 20, 2026; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 20, 2026; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 30, 2026; Baxtel, Oct. 22, 2026)

  2. Microsoft announced a $1 billion data center on about 347 acres on Huffaker Road, land rezoned heavy industrial; the development authority approved revenue bonds and partial tax abatements. (Rome News-Tribune (via AJC), Nov. 6, 2023)

Conflicts and open questions

  • October 2023 announcement is dated by month only (2023-10-01 placeholder).
  • Acreage is given as 347 (2023) and 349 (2026 DRI as reported).
  • Reported build-out value in the 2026 filing differs between outlets ($340 million to $360 million); the DRI form says $340 million, far below the $1 billion 2023 pledge; not resolved.

The full record

Status note
Land is zoned heavy industrial and the development authority approved bonds and abatements in 2023; a three-building, 422 MW plan entered state regional-impact review in October 2026.
Power note
Peak connected electrical load of 422 MW (444 MVA) stated in the DRI.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.