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USA β€Ί Georgia β€Ί Walton County β€Ί Unincorporated Walton County

No project in Unincorporated Walton County, but 12 nearby

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

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 9 miles away

Gregory Road data center campus

Covington, Newton County

213 acres

πŸ•’ March 27, 2025: A data center campus of up to 1.41 million square feet on about 213 acres (plus 27 home …

Proposedabout 11 miles away

Project Rockforge data center campus (Grind Capital / MMM Acquisitions)

Unincorporated Rockdale County, Rockdale County

263 acres

πŸ•’ May 12, 2026: More than five hours of public comment at a county town hall; the county extended its da…

Being builtabout 11 miles away

Amazon Web Services data center (Alcovy Road, Covington)

Covington, Newton County

430 acres Β· for Amazon Web Services

πŸ•’ 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

Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles away

East Hightower Trail data center (Social Circle)

Social Circle, Walton County

96 acres

πŸ•’ 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 12 miles away

1402 Roy Malcom Road data center (Social Circle)

Social Circle, Walton County

123 acres

πŸ•’ April 6, 2026: Planning commission public hearings were scheduled.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Being builtabout 12 miles away

Serverfarm data center with on-site gas power (Covington)

Covington, Newton County

πŸ•’ July 2026: Georgia EPD sent notices of violation to VoltaGrid and Serverfarm and ordered the gas po…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

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    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Walton 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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⚑ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Walton County: Georgia Power Co. (company) 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.