Metro Atlanta closed 2025 with 1,459.2 megawatts of data center inventory, an increase of 458.8 megawatts over the prior year, according to CBRE figures published in March 2026. That total placed the region second among US markets behind Northern Virginia. CBRE also counted 2,076 megawatts under construction, a vacancy rate of 2%, and more than 3 gigawatts of long term power commitments supporting the pipeline.
The development pattern follows land, fiber, and electricity rather than the office corridors that shaped earlier waves of technology growth in the region. Google has operated in Douglas County since opening its first Georgia facility in 2007, following a 2003 site acquisition, and has used recycled industrial water for cooling. Microsoft reports facilities under construction in Douglasville, Palmetto, and East Point. Amazon Web Services announced plans for at least $11 billion in Georgia infrastructure spending covering sites in Butts and Douglas counties.
T5 Data Centers markets a Lithia Springs campus at 1 million square feet and 300 megawatts, and announced a 91 acre South Fulton and Palmetto campus in 2024 that can scale to a similar capacity. DC BLOX operates campuses serving both west and east metro demand. Flexential lists Atlanta area facilities in Norcross, Douglasville, and Alpharetta. CoreSite runs colocation sites in downtown Atlanta and Marietta.
The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District counted more than 50 operating facilities in metro Atlanta as of summer 2025, with more than 40 additional proposals under review. Local governments across the nine county core are weighing water allocation, electric service, road access, and zoning against that pipeline.
Source: Atlanta Tech News - https://www.atlantatech.news/artificial-intelligence/metro-atlanta-is-now-a-data-center-capital-the-tradeoffs-are-becoming-impossible-to-ignore/