Project West data center campus (LaGrange)
Project West is a six-building, 600-megawatt data center campus planned on about 513 acres near LaGrange. The AJC reported a $9.7 billion investment over eight years; the state filing lists $6 billion.
Where things stand: Filed for state review in March 2025. We found no later approval.
🕒 Latest update (March 7, 2025): Six-building campus on about 513 acres filed for state regional review (DRI #4414).
What we know
- 📍 WhereLaGrange, Troup County
- 🏢 CompanyProject West WHP - GA LLC
- 🌳 Size513 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs600 megawatts (about as much as 480,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPlans include its own electrical substation.
- 💧 WaterCity of LaGrange · 100,000 gallons a day
- 💵 Cost$9.7 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who is the developer and end user? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has LaGrange approved it? 🙋 I'll find out
- Was it affected by LaGrange's 180-day data center pause? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 7, 2025Six-building campus on about 513 acres filed for state regional review (DRI #4414).
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Troup County commissioners paused all data center applications in the rural parts of the county for 90 days starting September 16, 2025. Staff will update the county's development rules. It does not cover LaGrange, Hogansville or West Point, or the data center already approved at the former Jindal site in LaGrange.
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Where this comes from
- DRI #4414: Project West (Development of Regional Impact filing) · Georgia Department of Community Affairs · March 7, 2025
- DRI #4414: Project West, Additional Information Form · Georgia Department of Community Affairs · March 7, 2025
- Massive $9.7 billion data center proposed near LaGrange · The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · March 12, 2025
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