Projects
Hawkins 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.
Proposed1402 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
ProposedSailfish data center (Social Circle Parkway)
Social Circle, Walton County
300 acres
🕒 Dec 10, 2024: Walton County commissioners unanimously approved Social Circle's annexation request.
Approved, not built yetEast 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
Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down · Social Circle
Social Circle's planning commission voted unanimously against recommending annexation, land-use changes, rezoning and a special use for a 150-acre, 288-megawatt data center at Hawkins Academy Road and Roy Malcom Road. The applicant said the end user was secret under a non-disclosure agreement. This was a recommendation; the city council makes the final decision.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Social Circle
Social Circle's city council voted unanimously for a 90-day pause on new data center applications while it reviewed proposals already in hand.
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