Kingston Technology Hub (Thor Equities)
A proposed 350,000 sq ft, roughly 150 MW Thor Equities data center on about 559 acres east of Kingston, under annexation and special use review by the city. Also known as: DRI 4835.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
A Thor executive met neighbors at a town hall moved from City Hall because of turnout; FOX 5 said no client had signed. (FOX 5 Atlanta, Oct. 27, 2026)
Kingston's Unified Zoning Board voted 2-1 to recommend a special use permit. (FOX 5 Atlanta, Oct. 27, 2026)
The county issued a statement that the DRI process is not a rezoning approval and that the 559 acres had not been rezoned; those decisions rest with Kingston. (Bartow County, Sept. 21, 2026)
The developer's regional-impact application (DRI 4835) went to the state Department of Community Affairs, with delivery estimated by 2030. (Bisnow, Sept. 10, 2026; Bartow County, Sept. 21, 2026; The Daily Tribune News, undated)
Bartow County approved an agreement letting Kingston annex a parcel of about three acres, which the county says could ease later annexation of the larger tract. (Bartow County, Sept. 21, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Acreage: about 559 (county, Daily Tribune), nearly 560 (Bisnow), 561 (FOX 5). FOX 5 also says the zoning board's recommendation covers a 261-acre data center and that the developer plans to build on about half of the site.
- Bisnow places the site within Kingston; the county's September statement describes annexation of the larger tract as still to come. Status of that annexation should be rechecked.
- The DCA forms for DRI 4835 could not be opened this session; the number comes from the county's statement.
- Thor's job figure is about 50 full-time positions, with at least $2 million a year in local tax and fee revenue.
The full record
- Status note
- The Kingston zoning board recommended a special use permit 2-1; the City Council still had to decide, and no report of its Nov. 2, 2026 meeting was found as of Nov. 3.
- Power note
- About 150 MW from the regional-impact filing as reported by the Daily Tribune and Bisnow.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)