Prologis Wins Approval for Massive Georgia Data Center

One of Georgia’s largest proposed data center projects is moving forward after a contentious local vote, opening the door to billions in investment.

Coweta County commissioners approved a rezoning request in a narrow 3-2 vote, clearing the way for a roughly $17 billion data center campus to be developed by Prologis real estate investment trust. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that the decision flips 829 acres southwest of Atlanta from rural conservation to industrial use, setting the stage for a sprawling development dubbed Project Sail.

The plan calls for nine buildings totaling up to 4.3 million square feet, positioning the project among the largest data center investments in the Southeast. The land is currently owned by Atlas Development, which shepherded the rezoning process, though San Francisco-based Prologis has the site under contract and is expected to take control, according to the publication.

The approval comes despite pushback from county staff and residents. Planning officials noted the proposal didn’t align with the county’s comprehensive plan, which predates the data center boom. Dozens of residents also spoke against the project, raising concerns about environmental impacts and infrastructure strain. But a majority of elected officials ultimately sided with the economic upside, according to the outlet.

Estimates suggest the project could generate more than $100 million annually in tax revenue at full buildout, though returns are expected to ramp up slowly given the scale of upfront investment. Project Sail is expected to require roughly 900 megawatts of electricity — approaching the output of a nuclear reactor — making access to energy infrastructure critical. The site’s proximity to Plant Yates, a major Georgia Power facility, was a key factor in its selection, the outlet reported.

Utilities across the state are already scrambling to keep pace. Georgia regulators recently approved plans for thousands of megawatts in new generation capacity to support a wave of hyperscale data centers spreading across metro Atlanta and beyond.

Prologis, long known for warehouses and logistics, is increasingly chasing data infrastructure as cloud demand reshapes industrial real estate.

The vote was also a pivot for Coweta County, according to the publication, which had previously imposed a moratorium on data center approvals, pausing projects like this one as officials weighed their impact.

— Eric Weilbacher