Atlas Development LLC revealed plans for “Project Sail” on New Year’s Eve. A Development of Regional Impact filing outlines plans for 13-building data center campus in Coweta County. Each computer storage warehouse will span 378,000 square feet. Atlas Development LLC proposes a total project footprint of more than 4.9 million square feet.
According to the filing, the data campus will be $17 billion in value by 2036. It will create close to $1.6 billion in annual local taxes for Coweta County. An official from Atlas Development LLC confirmed these numbers through email. The tax revenue estimates were supplied by the county officials.
Every data center will use 72 megawatts of power as depicted in the site plan. This is because it will override the energy consumption of all the households in the county. The project is expected to be developed near Newnan and is located off U. S. 27; the boundaries of the property are Wagers Mill and Welcome to Sargent roads.
“Project Sail” was submitted to the state plans on New Year’s Eve by Atlas Development LLC. The company also petitioned Coweta County to change the zonation of over 800 acres for the purpose of the development. Atlanta Journal Constitution was the first to report these plans as reported by them.
Project Sail has a long way to go
The developer has a long way to go in order to implement the project. It also needs support to subdivide hundreds of rural acres for the light industrial use. The site has inadequate water supply and waste water management systems to accommodate the project.
These massive facilities put a lot of strain on the utility grids. Many communities complain about the ever-increasing number of server farms in their areas. In 2024, South Fulton County got seven large data center proposals.
The company QTS Data Centers is developing a large campus in the neighboring Fayette County. The facility which is in its early development stage will be established on 615 acres. It will demand electricity that would be enough to supply more than one million homes. Residents of the area recently protested against the planned overhead power lines and this was captured by Bloomberg in December.
The state has to complete its infrastructure assessment in order to allow the consideration of the rezoning of the Project Sail site. As of April 2025, Project Sail—a proposed $17 billion data center campus in Coweta County, Georgia—is in the middle of a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review, which has placed the rezoning process in temporary limbo.
Although project supporters point to the potential for massive tax revenues—$1.6 billion annually as projected—opponents challenge that figure as potentially skewed by applying traditional property tax mathematics.
There have been environmental issues, including deforestation, strain on power supplies, and change in the rural character of the area, raised by residents. Action groups, such as Stop Project Sail, formed to fight the development based on potential detrimental effects to wildlife, infrastructure, and public health.
The Coweta County Board of Commissioners is awaiting the completion of the DRI review prior to their decision on the rezoning. Public hearings and further reviews are next to determine the project’s fate.
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PROJECT SAIL – DATA CENTER CAMPUS FACTSHEET
Project Overview
Location: Coweta County, GA (45 miles southwest of Atlanta)
Site: Along U.S. 27 near Newnan, between Welcome Sargent and Wagers Mill roads
Total Land Area: ~800 acres
Development Type: Data Center Campus
Scale of the Project Sail
Buildings: 13 data center warehouses
Size per Building: 378,000 square feet
Total Project Footprint: 4.9+ million square feet
Scale Context: More than twice the size of Mall of Georgia
Financial Impact
Projected Value at Completion: $17 billion
Expected Annual Tax Revenue: $1.6 billion
Context: 14 times Coweta’s current annual tax collections
Read also: Meta to construct a new data center campus in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Developer
Company: Atlas Development LLC
Project Completion Target: End of 2036
Project Sail in Coweta Key Challenges
Power Requirements: 72 megawatts per building
Total exceeds current county residential usage
Infrastructure Needs:
Major power grid upgrades
New water supply systems
Wastewater disposal capacity
Rezoning from rural to industrial use
Project Sail: Current Status
Under state infrastructure review
Pending county rezoning approval
Initial planning phase
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