Google is moving forward with Project Pegasus, an $8 billion data center campus in LaGrange, Georgia, roughly 70 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. The company has been revealed as the owner and operator behind the project, its largest investment in the state, and construction is already underway with the first phase set to be operational by the end of 2026.
The LaGrange campus is one of several Google commitments in Georgia and part of a broader buildout across the state. Google has also announced a second Georgia data center, adding to a wave of hyperscale development that has reshaped industrial real estate across the Southeast.
Other operators continue to expand in the Atlanta market. Microsoft has been building a data center in Palmetto, Georgia, with phase one construction expected to complete in 2026. T5 Atlanta IV expects utility service to come online in 2026, with its first phase scheduled for delivery in 2027, while the Atlanta East project is under construction with 160,000 square feet of initial space.
The activity reflects how heavily capital has flowed into Southeast data center markets. U.S. construction starts in the South Central states drew $43.3 billion over the past 12 months, while the Southeast Seaboard states accounted for $28.0 billion.
The pace has begun to moderate in metro Atlanta after a record stretch, as the easiest sites fill and power and land constraints tighten. Even so, projects already in motion, led by Google's LaGrange campus, will bring substantial new capacity online across Georgia through 2026 and beyond.
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/04/what-is-georgias-project-pegasus-tech-giant-unveils-8-billion-answer/