Gregory Road data center campus
A data center campus of up to 1.4 million square feet is proposed on about 213 acres near Gregory Road in Covington, built in three phases from 2027 to 2036. The state filing values it at $5.7 billion and lists about 1.1 million gallons of water a day.
Where things stand: Filed for state review in March 2025; first phase planned for 2027. We found no final city vote.
🕒 Latest update (March 27, 2025): A data center campus of up to 1.41 million square feet on about 213 acres (plus 27 home lots) was filed for state regional review (DRI #4428).
What we know
- 📍 WhereNear Gregory Road and Flat Rock Road, Covington, Newton County
- 🏢 CompanyUniversal Planning LLC
- 🌳 Size213 acres
- 💧 WaterNewton County Water & Sewerage Authority · 1,080,000 gallons a day
- 💵 Cost$5.7 billion
❓ Still unanswered
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- Has Covington approved it? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 27, 2025A data center campus of up to 1.41 million square feet on about 213 acres (plus 27 home lots) was filed for state regional review (DRI #4428).
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
A data center tracker lists a Newton County data center pause dated July 15, 2026. Newton County already hosts Meta and Amazon data centers. Details were not found.
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Where this comes from
- DRI #4428: Gregory Road Data Center (Development of Regional Impact filing) · Georgia Department of Community Affairs · March 27, 2025
- DRI #4428: Gregory Road Data Center, Additional Information Form · Georgia Department of Community Affairs · March 27, 2025
- Plans filed for 1.4 million sq ft data center campus outside Atlanta, Georgia · Data Center Dynamics · March 2025
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