Liberty Data Centers campus in Americus
Also called: Frank Myers Industrial Park data center
Liberty Data Centers plans a data center in up to four phases on 125 acres in the Frank Myers Industrial Park in Americus. The company says each phase could be about 100 megawatts. The city paused new data centers for 30 days in September 2026 to write rules.
Where things stand: The development authority sold the site to Liberty for $1 under a deal that took effect July 1, 2026. On Sept. 24, 2026, Americus City Council passed a 30-day pause (moratorium) to write data center rules.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 24, 2026): Americus City Council voted 5-1 for a 30-day pause (moratorium) on data centers to write new rules.
What we know
- 📍 WhereEnd of Swett Avenue in the Frank Myers Industrial Park, next to Georgia Southwestern State University, Americus, Sumter County
- 🏢 CompanyLiberty Data Centers
- 🌳 Size125 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs400 megawatts (about as much as 320,000 homes)
- 💧 WaterCity of Americus water and sewer; the agreement bans private wells and a private sewer system
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop water-glycol cooling, per the company
- 💸 Tax breaksThe Americus-Sumter County Payroll Development Authority sold land worth $469,000 to Liberty for $1. In return Liberty promised jobs and other limits. The agreement puts total investment at $1 billion to $5 billion.
- 👷 Jobs promised150
❓ Still unanswered
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- Who will supply the power, and will new power lines be needed? 🙋 I'll find out
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- How many diesel backup generators will there be? 🙋 I'll find out
- What rules will Americus adopt after the 30-day pause, and will they apply to this project? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who are the end users (tenants)? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 10, 2026Sumter County gave the 125-acre site to the Americus-Sumter County Payroll Development Authority.
- July 1, 2026The development authority's agreement with Liberty took effect. It sold the land for $1 and set rules on jobs, water and generator testing.
- July 23, 2026Many residents came to Americus City Council to raise concerns about the data center ordinance.
- Sept 24, 2026Americus City Council voted 5-1 for a 30-day pause (moratorium) on data centers to write new rules.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Americus City Council voted 5-1 for a 30-day pause on data centers so it can finish a data center ordinance. Liberty Data Centers plans a site in Frank Myers Industrial Park next to Georgia Southwestern State University. The city attorney warned against pausing for more than 180 days.
🤝 Agreement with the company
The local development authority sold a site in Frank Myers Industrial Park to Liberty Data Centers for $1 (fair market value $469,000). In return Liberty promised at least 150 full-time jobs averaging $80,000 a year, no private wells or sewer system, and limits on backup generator testing. If it breaks the deal it must pay back part or all of the land value.
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Where this comes from
- Site of proposed Americus data center · Americus Times-Recorder · July 27, 2026
- Liberty shares Americus data center plans · Americus Times-Recorder · Aug 5, 2026
- Development Authority and Liberty agreement outlines data center plan · Americus Times-Recorder · Aug 7, 2026
- Americus City Council passes data center moratorium · Americus Times-Recorder · Sept 24, 2026
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