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Data Centers in Georgia

Georgia emerged amid the artificial intelligence boom as one of the top states for data center projects. The Atlanta area went from the sixth-largest data center market in 2022 to the second-largest in the world by 2025, according to data from real estate services firm CBRE. And the construction frenzy hasn’t waned with multibillion dollar-proposals becoming routine across Georgia. These centers require enormous amounts of electricity, can use lots of water and take up large swaths of land, generating controversy. But some communities covet the jobs and property taxes these facilities can create, and the industry labels data centers as critical infrastructure for the digital age.

Policies and Opinions

RICK JACKSON

Georgians must have voice on whether data centers come to their communities

Georgia Republican governor nominee Rick Jackson writes that local input, state guardrails and financial protections are essential before a data center is approved.

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia has questions about data centers. Amazon has answers.

Data centers are experiencing a backlash. An Amazon official answers the questions that are most on the minds of Georgians to demystify the issue.

GUEST COLUMN

Data center fatigue: Repurpose AI to solve the problems it creates

Data centers that fuel artificial intelligence are meeting resistance across Georgia. However, this is now an opportunity to use AI to solve the problems it creates.

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GUEST COLUMN

Georgia has questions about data centers. Amazon has answers.