Google has been named as the “sole end-user and operator” of the eight million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center, a data center development in the state of Georgia.. The company was named during an announcement made by the county’s Economic Development Authority on Thursday 23 July.. – Columbia County Data Center.
The development, which will be located northwest of the existing White Oak Business Park, will consist of 23 data center buildings spread across 1,900 acres of land, as per site plans posted on the data center project’s website.. “This is one of the most significant investments in our county’s history,” said Doug Duncan, chairman of the Columbia County Board of Commissioners.
“Growth like this strengthens the commercial tax base that funds our schools, roads and public safety, and over time it reduces how heavily those services rely on residential property owners.”. Duncan also appeared onstage in Washington, D.C., with President Donald Trump to tout the deal.
The President was hosting a conference for the expansion of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a non-binding commitment that aims to shield ratepayers from increased utility bills caused by data center development.. The data center project has been the subject of controversy ever since April 2025, when commercial real estate firm and CBRE subsidiary Trammel Crow Company filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the project..
Columbia County is located northwest of Augusta, a city that sits on the state’s eastern border with South Carolina.. More in North America. 10 Jul 2026.
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