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Data center campus · Randall Hunt Road near an existing substation, Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia

Project Azalea

Approved as of March 2026

A six-building, 400 MW data center campus on about 200 acres off Randall Hunt Road near Thomson that McDuffie County approved in March 2026. Also known as: Project Azelea (DRI spelling).

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Power400MW reported · record
Site200acres

Who is behind it

ProjectProject AzaleaAlso: Project Azelea (DRI spelling)
Developer and teamWilliams Brothers Development
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Commissioners approved the project 4-1 (date per the county's hearing schedule; reported March 10-18). (WRDW/WAGT, March 10, 2026; Baxtel, March 18, 2026; McDuffie County, GA, Jan. 14, 2026)

  2. The county posted the special exception request and set tentative hearings for March 3 (planning) and March 17 (commissioners). (McDuffie County, GA, Jan. 14, 2026)

  3. McDuffie County filed a DRI for six data center buildings on about 200 acres off Randall Hunt Road, listing a 400 MW peak load from Jefferson Energy. (Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Jan. 10, 2026; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Jan. 10, 2026; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 30, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Baxtel links the project to Project Turbo LLC, which earlier proposed a withdrawn data center in Gainesville (Hall County).
  • The regional commission found that sufficient energy supply was not yet available; studies with Georgia Power, Georgia Transmission and the EMC were ongoing (as quoted by Baxtel and the DRI).

The full record

Status note
McDuffie commissioners approved the special exception 4-1 after the planning commission recommended approval.
Power note
DRI lists 400 MW peak load.
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.