The Augusta data center planned for construction near Fort Gordon could be operational by mid-2026.
as augusta chronicle Originally reported in June 2024, Eagle South LLC filed documents with Augusta-Richmond County and the state of Georgia to build a data center campus at 2883 Gordon Highway. Fort Gordon is home to the U.S. Army Cyber Command, which maintains U.S. cyber defenses.
Dubbed the “Eisenhower Plan” in a document disclosed by the Department of Community Affairs, the phased development will span more than 2.1 million square feet, about the size of 36 football fields, and include six two-story buildings.
Atlanta real estate developer T5 planned to develop a smaller project on the same site in 2022 but withdrew the project before the end of the year.
The expected project completion date is the second quarter of 2026, according to the DCA filing.
A nearby Georgia Power substation makes the site attractive to data center developers looking for a site that can meet the center’s high demand for power and water. Both are required to provide cool temperatures for computer servers that handle large amounts of data.
Although the project is expected to cost $2 billion, data centers tend to be unpopular with nearby residents. Critics claim that the centers’ disproportionate utility use endangers natural resources and provides almost negligible material benefits to surrounding communities.
Leaders in neighboring Columbia County will consider three requests to develop the data center at the first Planning Commission meeting in 2026.
Three data centers? Developer eyeing Columbia County land near I-20
This article originally appeared in the Augusta Chronicle: Augusta data center near Fort Gordon expected to open in mid-2026
