2 data center projects in Unincorporated Butts County
Who decides here: the Butts County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Butts County
Highway 16 Interstate Health Development (data centers plus hospital)
Unincorporated Butts County, Butts County
🕒 Nov 6, 2025: The regional commission issued its finding on the project.
Being builtRiver Park data center campus (Amazon Web Services)
Unincorporated Butts County, Butts County
for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Aug 11, 2025: Butts County commissioners approved an 8-foot fence and let two buildings and a substati…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Rocky Creek Road data center (Red Wolf DCD Properties)
Unincorporated Henry County, Henry County
🕒 May 3, 2024: A 1.25 million square foot data center filed for state regional review (DRI #4198).
Proposedabout 13 miles awayStrickland Tract data center (Red Wolf DCD Properties)
Unincorporated Henry County, Henry County
🕒 July 31, 2024: A 1.25 million square foot data center filed for state regional review (DRI #4251).
Proposedabout 13 miles awayMine Lake data center site (Monticello)
Monticello, Jasper County
🕒 Aug 11, 2026: City council approved annexing three plots around Mine Lake, 4-1, over strong opposition.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Butts County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Butts County: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Central Georgia El Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Georgia.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Did Butts County approve the rezoning?
- How many megawatts will the data centers need?
- What cooling will they use, given the 4.5 million gallons a day water estimate?
- How much power and water will the campus use?
- What tax break did the project get?
- Is mud from construction reaching High Falls Lake, and who checks?