Proposed
Hogansville data center (Hightower Road land)
Hogansville is in talks to sell about 437 acres of city land on Hightower Road for a data center that could use 600 megawatts. Residents learned of it through an open records request; the city had signed a secret deal (NDA). The land must be rezoned first.
Where things stand: City-owned land sale depends on rezoning to industrial. City officials kept it secret under an NDA for at least 18 months.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 2025): A resident's open records request revealed plans to sell 437 acres at $12,000 an acre for a data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 437 acres of the old city wastewater spray field on Hightower Road, Hogansville, Troup County
- 🏢 CompanyFertile Ground Investments LLC (buyer)
- 🌳 Size437 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs600 megawatts (about as much as 480,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromMEAG Power studied bringing 600 megawatts to the site.
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. A council member said the mayor and city council signed a secret deal (NDA).
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who is the end user? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will the rezoning come up for a vote? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will the NDA be released? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Oct 2025A resident's open records request revealed plans to sell 437 acres at $12,000 an acre for a data center.
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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Why are Troup County residents saying no to a 600 MW data center in Hogansville? · GPB News (from the Ledger-Enquirer) · Nov 26, 2025
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