Big Woods Technology Park data center near Bassfield

Also called: Big Woods Technology Park

Eagle Rock Partners plans a $6 billion, three-building data center campus on about 800 acres near Bassfield, powered by its own gas generators. The county has no zoning rules. Hundreds of residents signed a petition asking supervisors to pause it, citing water, noise, air and health worries.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 7, 2026

Where things stand: Announced Sept 2026. The county has no zoning, so no local zoning vote is needed; the developer still needs state permits.

🕒 Latest update (Oct 5, 2026): Residents packed the Board of Supervisors meeting and handed in a petition with 950 signatures asking for a pause on data center construction.

What we know

📍 WhereAbout 800 acres of private land near Gum Swamp Road and the Covington County line, near Bassfield, Unincorporated Jefferson Davis County, Jefferson Davis County
🏢 CompanyEagle Rock Partners (North Carolina)
🌳 Size800 acres
🔌 Where the power comes fromGas generators on site, not tied to the power grid (developer's plan)
💧 WaterWells in the Catahoula aquifer (developer's plan) · 20,000 gallons a day
❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling (developer's plan)
💵 Cost$6 billion
💸 Tax breaksDeveloper says it will not ask for tax breaks or incentives.
👷 Jobs promised200

❓ Still unanswered

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What happened so far

Sept 29, 2026
Eagle Rock Partners held a public meeting about the planned $6 billion, three-building campus.
Oct 5, 2026
Residents packed the Board of Supervisors meeting and handed in a petition with 950 signatures asking for a pause on data center construction.

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Where this comes from

Community voices concerns ahead of new AI data center in Jefferson Davis County · WDAM · Sept 30, 2026
Residents call for more information on proposed $6B Jefferson Davis County data center · WDAM · Oct 6, 2026
Jefferson Davis County residents sound alarm over proposed $6 billion data center · Mississippi Free Press · Oct 2026
$6B data center planned for Jefferson Davis, one of the poorest counties in the country · Mississippi Today · Sept 30, 2026

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