Amazon Web Services is moving forward with a data center investment in Georgia valued at roughly $11 billion, concentrated in Douglas and Butts counties outside Atlanta. The company disclosed the plan in a blog post, saying the buildout will support growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence workloads and create more than 550 new jobs across the two counties.
In Douglas County, AWS has been assembling land for its data center campus, including a 118-acre parcel purchased for $37 million. The Douglas County investment builds on Amazon's broader footprint in the state; the company has invested $18.5 billion in Georgia since 2010. Douglas County Commission Chairwoman Romona Jackson Jones called the announcement a "historic day" for the county, noting the campus will bring high-paying, high-tech jobs to the community. AWS vice president of economic development Roger Wehner credited state and local leaders for cultivating conditions that let the company make "bold, forward-looking investments."
AWS is not alone in the corridor. Microsoft has also been expanding its Atlanta-area footprint with sites in East Point and Palmetto in Fulton County and in Douglasville in Douglas County, following its 2021 announcement of a Georgia cloud region spanning Fulton and Douglas counties. Google operates existing data centers in the state as well. Atlanta was recently named the top US market for colocation capacity under construction, according to a JLL report, with additional projects from Stream, Stack, DC Blox and TA Realty underway outside the city. Douglas County's data center growth reflects a broader wave of hyperscale investment reshaping metro Atlanta's northern and western suburbs.
Source: DataCenterDynamics - https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-reveals-11bn-data-center-investment-plan-for-georgia/