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1 data center project in Unincorporated McDuffie County

Who decides here: the McDuffie County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

In Unincorporated McDuffie County

Approved, not built yet

Project Azalea data center

Unincorporated McDuffie County, McDuffie County

200 acres

🕒 March 17, 2026: McDuffie County Commission approved the project 4-1.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 14 miles away

Project Squash data center (Wrightsboro Road, Harlem)

Unincorporated Columbia County, Columbia County

325 acres

🕒 Aug 2026: Columbia County's development authority approved a $17 billion+ agreement with Kinetic I…

Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles away

Byrd Farms Technology Campus

Unincorporated Columbia County, Columbia County

944 acres

🕒 Feb 3, 2026: Commissioners denied the rezoning 4-1; the chairman said no end user could be found.

Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles away

Pumpkin Technology Campus (Pumpkin Center, Harlem)

Unincorporated Columbia County, Columbia County

🕒 Feb 3, 2026: County commissioners approved the rezoning 4-1, raising buffers from 250 to 500 feet and…

Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles away

White Oak Technology Park (Appling)

Unincorporated Columbia County, Columbia County

2,862 acres

🕒 May 5, 2026: A mass grading permit (Project JGK, about 1,100 acres disturbed) was filed for state reg…

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved

McDuffie County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve Project Azalea, a 200-acre data center estimated at about $1 billion. A state-required regional review found there is not enough power available yet and no traffic study had been done.

March 17, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated McDuffie County.
  2. Go to county meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Unincorporated McDuffie County. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated McDuffie County: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Jefferson Electric 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

  • Who is the developer and end user?
  • Where will 400 megawatts of power come from?
  • Will water come from Clarks Hill Lake?

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