2 data center projects in Marietta City
Who decides here: the City Council of Marietta City votes on zoning. The Cobb County may review big projects too.
In Marietta City
Bells Ferry Road data center campus (Grindcap / MMM Acquisitions)
Marietta, Cobb County
31.437 acres
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetPrime Storage data center (Delk Road)
Marietta, Cobb County
🕒 Aug 12, 2026: Council approved the rezoning 5-2 with conditions, including a sound study and silenced …
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Marietta City Council voted 5-2 to approve an 11-acre data center on Powers Ferry Place off Delk Road, after protests about noise, utility bills and home values. The city's pause did not apply because the developer, Prime Group Holdings, applied before it started.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Marietta City Council passed a pause on all new data center projects through December 31, 2026, and set aside a rezoning request for a data center on Powers Ferry Place. The pause did not cover applications already filed.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Marietta City. - Go to council 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 Marietta City: Georgia Power Co. (company) or City of Marietta (run by the town).
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
- On what date did council vote?
- Who is the end user?
- How many backup generators are planned?
- What was in the four fully blacked-out pages of the city agenda item?
- Who will supply its power if not the city?