A $2 billion data center campus in Augusta is back on the radar, now expanded to six two-story buildings totaling 2.15 million square feet, roughly twice the size of Augusta Mall.
The project shifted from T5 Data Centers to Eagle South/Cyber Development, with filings prepared for QTS Data Centers, signaling a likely hyperscale or AI-heavy footprint near Fort Gordon and Army Cyber Command.
Local filings project 160-200 long-term jobs and heavy construction activity, but the bigger AI infra story is power, with Georgia Power already approved to add 10 GW of capacity statewide to support data centers.
The site will use an estimated 18,000 gallons of water per day for cooling and generate 9,200 gallons of wastewater, with acknowledged impacts on watershed, wetlands, and floodplains, mirroring broader resource concerns around AI data centers.
Neighborhoods have grown up around the once-remote site, raising issues about buffers, noise, and visual impact as 68-foot-tall buildings move closer to residential backyards.
The build timeline targets completion by Q2 2026, aligning with the next big wave of GPU deployments and regional AI capacity growth in the Southeast.
The article is worth reading for the on-the-ground view of how a large, likely AI-centric data center is reshaping local power, land use, and community dynamics.
Source: Flying under radar, new data center will be twice as big as Augusta Mall
