Metro Atlanta continued to add data center capacity through 2026 as several large campuses moved from construction into service across Douglas and Fulton counties. The activity reflects an artificial intelligence driven building wave that has made Georgia one of the fastest growing data center markets in the Southeast.
In Douglas County, Microsoft Douglasville campus began Phase I construction in 2024 and is expected to reach completion in 2026, adding close to 1 million square feet across multiple buildings to support cloud infrastructure. In Fulton County, the company is building a separate facility in Palmetto after acquiring 20 acres there, a project that broke ground in mid-2024 and remains under construction.
Additional capacity is advancing in South Fulton County, where the T5 Atlanta IV campus occupies a 91-acre site planned for three buildings totaling roughly 1.32 million square feet, with utility service expected to come online in 2026. In Union City, also in Fulton County, a developer has filed to build a 2.1 million square foot campus slated to start construction in 2026.
The concentration of projects underscores how quickly the region has become a hub for hyperscale and colocation development. Land acquisition, utility coordination, and multi-building campus designs have become routine across the metro counties south and west of Atlanta. The pace of expansion has also intensified attention on power availability, since each new campus adds substantial load to a grid already planning for sharp demand growth.
Source: ConstructConnect -- https://www.constructconnect.com/construction-economic-news/ai-fueling-data-center-construction-boom-in-georgia