Nixon Technology Campus
A seven-building, roughly 600 MW data center campus proposed on about 383 acres off Mike Padgett Highway, filed days after Augusta's moratorium expired and before its new ordinance took effect. Also known as: Nixon Technology Center.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
WRDW reported the seven-building plan; Augusta Planning had accepted the rezoning and special-exception applications, with no hearing date set. (WRDW/WAGT, Oct. 14, 2026)
Augusta submitted a regional-impact filing (DRI 4853) for a 3.34 million sq ft campus with a 600 MW peak load from Georgia Power, closed-loop cooling and completion in 2028-2029. (Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 12, 2026; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 12, 2026; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 30, 2026; WRDW/WAGT, Oct. 15, 2026; Construction Review Online, Oct. 14, 2026)
Rezoning (to a data center designation) and special-exception applications were filed, after the moratorium lapsed on Sept. 19 and before the ordinance's second reading on Oct. 6. (WRDW/WAGT, Oct. 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Acreage: about 383 acres (WRDW, rezoning application) and about 388 acres (DRI 4853, Construction Review Online).
- The land is held by family trusts; their name is omitted here as possibly private individuals.
- End user undisclosed.
The full record
- Status note
- Rezoning and special-exception applications accepted by Augusta Planning; regional-impact review pending; no hearing date set.
- Power note
- Estimated peak connected load in DRI 4853; the developer's financial model splits about 600 MW over two phases; the utility has not confirmed supply.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)