QTS Augusta Campus (Gordon Highway, ex-T5)
Augusta, Richmond County, GA
QTS Augusta Campus (Gordon Highway, ex-T5) is a data center under construction in Augusta, GA, developed by QTS Data Centers. The project is sized at 200 MW with an estimated investment of $2 billion. Ex-T5 140-acre Gordon Hwy site expanded to six two-story buildings (2.15M+ sq ft, ~$2B) via Jun 2024 filings; first building ~2027-28; ~200MW reported for original plan. Reported 2024. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Multiple credible sources confirm QTS Augusta Campus project on Gordon Highway with expanded plans (six buildings, 2.15M sq ft, $2B investment) approved June 2024 and preliminary construction underway as of September 2026. Source: https://theaugustapress.com/qts-unveils-more-about-gordon-highway-data-project/.
- 200 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under construction
- Operational
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Georgia state legislation
- Georgia PSC Docket #56310 - Certification of Supplemental Resources for 2028-2031 CapacityCompanion certification docket to #56298, part of the same Dec 2025 generation-capacity approval package tied to data-center demand growth.Download
- Georgia PSC Docket #56002 - Georgia Power 2025 Integrated Resource PlanFiled Jan 2025, projecting ~8,200-8,500MW of load growth through 2030 overwhelmingly attributed to data centers. Approved July 2025.Download
- Georgia PSC Docket #44280 - Large-Load Tariff Rule + Rate FreezePSC adopted a rule (Jan 2025) requiring large-load customers ≥100MW to sign customized contracts with financial guarantees, plus a July 2025 stipulated agreement freezing Georgia Power base rates through 2028 to shield residential ratepayers from data-center cost-shifting.Download
- Georgia PSC Docket #56298 - Certification of Capacity from 2029-2031 All-Source RFPUnanimously approved Dec 2025 -- ~9,885MW combined (with companion docket #56310) of new generation capacity, explicitly to meet data-center-driven demand.Download
- HB6984 - Data Center Transparency Act (environmental reporting)Requires reports on data center effects on air/water quality and electricity consumption.Download
- SB408 - Advances sunset date for data center tax exemptionAdvances the sunset date for the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption.Download
- HB4319 - Property Owner Protection from Data Center Impacts ActProvides compensation to property owners for harm caused by data center construction or operation within 1,000 feet.Download
- SB232 - One-year moratorium on hyperscale data centersImposes a one-year moratorium on construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.Download
- HB1059 - Data Center Impact Assessment and Development Moratorium Act of 2026Prohibits construction or development of new data centers for a specified time pending impact assessment.Download
- Nine-Month MoratoriumCamden County, Georgia enacted a nine-month moratorium on data center development, May 5, 2026.Download
- Resolution 2025-193 (Moratorium)Clayton County moratorium on new data centers, approved September 2, 2025, expired December 31, 2025.Download
- Ordinance 25-O-1063Second Atlanta zoning ordinance on data centers, adopted June 2, 2025.Download
- Data Center Text Amendment (lifted moratorium ordinance)DeKalb County, Georgia ordinance lifting its data center moratorium and replacing it with zoning text amendments, January 22, 2026.Download
- Data Center Ban Lifted / Replacement OrdinanceAthens-Clarke County lifted its data center ban and replaced it with a regulatory ordinance on April 9, 2026.Download
- Ordinances 24-O-1218 & 24-O-1222Atlanta zoning ordinances enacted September 3, 2024 regulating data center siting.Download
- Georgia PSC Docket #55378 - Large Load Economic Development ReportingHome of Georgia Power's recurring quarterly large-load/data-center pipeline reports (GW of prospective customers, materialization/attrition rates). Named customers referenced across filings: QTS, Meta, Microsoft, Google, X, Walmart.Download
- SB34 - Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibitDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- QTS Data Centers
- County
- Richmond County, GA
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Address
- Augusta, GA
- Stage
- Under construction
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