2 data center projects in Covington City
Who decides here: the City Council of Covington City votes on zoning. The Newton County may review big projects too.
In Covington City
Amazon Web Services data center (Alcovy Road, Covington)
Covington, Newton County
430 acres · for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Dec 15, 2025: Covington City Council approved a $100 million agreement for Amazon to build a water tre…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtServerfarm data center with on-site gas power (Covington)
Covington, Newton County
🕒 July 2026: Georgia EPD sent notices of violation to VoltaGrid and Serverfarm and ordered the gas po…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Gregory Road data center campus
Covington, Newton County
213 acres
🕒 March 27, 2025: A data center campus of up to 1.41 million square feet on about 213 acres (plus 27 home …
Built & runningabout 4 miles awayMeta Stanton Springs (Newton) data center campus
Unincorporated Newton County, Newton County
for Meta
🕒 May 2026: Morgan County residents near the site said their well water turned muddy; the EPA said i…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 6 miles awayNewton County / Social Circle Technology Park (TPA Group, SC Infrastructure)
Social Circle, Newton County
317 acres
🕒 March 21, 2025: The City of Social Circle refiled it as Social Circle Technology Park (DRI #4426).
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayEast Hightower Trail data center (Social Circle)
Social Circle, Walton County
96 acres
🕒 Nov 18, 2025: Social Circle City Council approved a special use permit for a data center on 96 acres.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 8 miles away1402 Roy Malcom Road data center (Social Circle)
Social Circle, Walton County
123 acres
🕒 April 6, 2026: Planning commission public hearings were scheduled.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayHawkins Academy Road data center (Social Circle)
Social Circle, Walton County
151 acres
🕒 Nov 2025: City council cast a series of votes to clear the way for the data center.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Covington 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 Covington City: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of Covington (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
- How many megawatts will the campus use?
- Why was a stop-work order issued, and what was fixed?
- What tax break did it get?
- Has VoltaGrid applied for an air permit, and will there be a public comment period?
- How many megawatts is the data center?
- Has the stop order been lifted?