3 data center projects in Unincorporated Rockdale County
Who decides here: the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Rockdale County
Project Rockforge data center campus (Grind Capital / MMM Acquisitions)
Unincorporated Rockdale County, Rockdale County
263 acres
🕒 May 12, 2026: More than five hours of public comment at a county town hall; the county extended its da…
Approved, not built yetDC BLOX Atlanta East data center (Farmer Road)
Unincorporated Rockdale County, Rockdale County
🕒 Jan 17, 2024: DC Blox filed three data center buildings (about 1 million square feet) for state region…
ProposedRockdale Technology Park 1 (Sigman Road)
Unincorporated Rockdale County, Rockdale County
53 acres
🕒 Feb 15, 2024: Three data center buildings (837,500 square feet) filed for state regional review (DRI #…
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Ellenwood data center (PCC-DeKalb LLC)
Unincorporated DeKalb County, DeKalb County
95 acres
🕒 Aug 13, 2026: DeKalb County Board of Commissioners rejected the data center after almost a year of res…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayShadowbox Studios data center proposal
Unincorporated DeKalb County, DeKalb County
🕒 Sept 9, 2026: DeKalb Zoning Board of Appeals affirmed the denial, leaving the matter to the courts.
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 awayRocky 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).
Being builtabout 13 miles awayServerfarm 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
Being builtabout 14 miles awayAmazon 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
Rockdale County Board of Commissioners. Anyone can come and speak.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Rockdale County extended its pause on data centers and battery storage sites through September 8, 2026 (Resolution 2026-12, amending Resolution 2026-01), while it rewrites its development code. A rezoning for the Project Rockforge data center in Conyers was headed to a vote on October 6, 2026.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Rockdale 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 Rockdale County: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Walton 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
- What did commissioners decide on Oct. 6, 2026?
- How much power will it use?
- Who is the end user?
- Is it under construction?
- How many megawatts will it use?
- Was this project approved or dropped?