Plans Filed for Massive 8-Million-Square-Foot Data Hub Near Augusta

A proposal has been submitted for a 29-building data center campus in Columbia County, marking another milestone in Georgia's booming digital infrastructure market. The project, known as White Oak Technology Park, would cover approximately 1,945 acres near Morris Callaway Road and Innovation Parkway and could take up to a decade to complete.

Trammell Crow Co., a Dallas-based developer known for its industrial and office projects across metro Atlanta, filed the proposal following extensive consultation with Columbia County officials. The site is owned by the Economic Development Authority of Columbia County, which has the ability to offer property tax incentives to attract large-scale investments.

"There's more demand than there are buildings today nationwide, and everyone saw the fertile ground that Georgia was able to provide for future development," said Mike Lash, senior vice president of CBRE's data center solution team, to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Although the specific tax implications of the White Oak project have not been disclosed, officials anticipate significant economic benefits. Columbia County Commissioner Alison Couch confirmed the project results from thorough research and strategic planning. The proposed 8 million square feet of development would make the campus larger than the Mall of Georgia and include six substations to power the facility's substantial energy needs.

Georgia has quickly emerged as a national powerhouse in data centers. The region is now the biggest market for data centers in the U.S., where it finished 2024 with a net of 706 megawatts of leased space, outpacing Northern Virginia in leased space. Other new projects, such as a $19 billion 12-facility campus proposed for Bartow County, also highlight the weight of incoming investments in the state.

Data centers consume a lot of energy, but they have little impact on local infrastructure and can provide huge tax revenue from the value of hardware and tech they bring to an area. The White Oak cache project underscores Georgia's status as an up-and-coming data center hub and strengthens the state's trophy appeal for a technology-powered renaissance.