Metro Atlanta has become one of the most active data center markets in the United States, with a surge in leasing and a deep pipeline of construction projects spanning several of the region's counties. Both datacenterHawk and CBRE now rank Atlanta as the sixth-largest market for commissioned power, trailing only Northern Virginia, Dallas, Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Phoenix.
Projects are advancing across the metro. Microsoft has expanded in Douglas County, where phase one construction in Douglasville began in 2024, and is building an additional facility in Palmetto in Fulton County on a site spanning up to 116 acres. T5 Data Centers is developing the T5 Atlanta IV campus in South Fulton County on a 91-acre site, with three buildings totaling roughly 1.32 million square feet planned to support up to 200 megawatts of critical load.
The activity reflects strong demand from hyperscale users that operate large cloud and AI workloads. New leasing has accelerated, and developers are racing to secure land and power capacity in a market that offers fiber connectivity, available real estate, and proximity to the Southeast's growing population centers.
Google is also expanding in the state, with a project under construction in LaGrange that will become its second Georgia data center alongside an existing complex in Lithia Springs. Local governments across the metro are weighing the economic benefits of these investments against their substantial demands on land, water, and the electric grid. The pace of construction signals Atlanta's rising importance in national data center geography.
Source: Data Center Frontier - https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/33011438/atlanta-prepares-for-data-center-building-boom-amid-growing-interest-from-hyperscale-users