No project in Unincorporated Cobb County, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the Cobb County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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 yetabout 10 miles awayPrime 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
Proposedabout 13 miles awayStack Infrastructure ATL02 campus (Lithia Springs)
Unincorporated Douglas County, Douglas County
39 acres
🕒 Nov 8, 2024: Stack filed an expansion with two more data centers and a substation (DRI #4326).
Proposedabout 14 miles awayRock House Road data center site
Unincorporated Douglas County, Douglas County
🕒 Sept 27, 2023: Four data center buildings (1.47 million square feet) and a substation filed for state r…
Proposedabout 14 miles awaySwitch Atlanta North campus (KEEP 2.0)
Cartersville, Bartow County
126 acres
🕒 Aug 29, 2023: City of Cartersville filed Switch's 126-acre data center for state regional review (DRI …
Proposedabout 14 miles awayAmazon Web Services land for data center (Echo Road, Douglas County)
Unincorporated Douglas County, Douglas County
118 acres · for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Oct 2024: Amazon confirmed it bought 118 acres in Douglas County and is exploring a data center th…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
In February 2026 Cobb County commissioners took up a 180-day pause on new data center permits and rezonings outside city limits, citing noise, air pollution from cooling and backup generators, looks and strain on power and water. Two data center trackers list a Cobb County pause as in force.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Cobb 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 Cobb County: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Cobb Electric Membership Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) 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.