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Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita)

Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia · All 45 Microsoft sites · Every Microsoft case on our tracker

PermittedContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 7, 2026

Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) is a permitted data center in Tyrone, Georgia (Fayette County), operated by Microsoft. The public record puts it at announced November 2023, 96 MW planned, 161 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Permitted

Operator
Microsoft
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Tyrone, Fayette County, GA
Coordinates
33.4940, -84.5880
Power capacity
96 MW planned
Land
161 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
November 2023
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. May 5, 2026
    Permitted
    Microsoft publicly confirmed the project via Microsoft Local blog; no site plan or building permits filed as of June 2 2026 Source: Microsoft
  2. March 28, 2024
    Permitted
    Rezoning approved by Tyrone Town Council Source: Town of Tyrone
  3. November 2023
    Proposed
    DRI (Development of Regional Impact) application filed; project first surfaced publicly Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) in Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. 2024 rezoning drew limited opposition; by 2026 residents launched a Change.org petition seeking an independent environmental/infrastructure study and a moratorium on future data centers.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

2024 rezoning drew limited opposition; by 2026 residents launched a Change.org petition seeking an independent environmental/infrastructure study and a moratorium on future data centers.

Power and water

Utility not named in any public filing. Georgia Power is the incumbent Fayette County utility but is not source-confirmed for this project. Microsoft said it will pay for transmission/substation improvements and that costs should not transfer to residential ratepayers.

Source: Fayette County Water System. Microsoft estimates ~4,000 gallons/day operational.

Notes on the record

Two-building campus (two 48 MW buildings = 96 MW, ~490,000-500,000 sq ft) plus an on-site substation; codename Project Rita. Part of Microsoft's East US 3 Azure region (planned 2027). Total site ~161 acres (~146.4 in Tyrone + ~14.5 in Fairburn). As of June 2 2026 no site plan or building permits filed. Microsoft requested no tax abatements (none offered). No investment figure disclosed. Coordinates approximate (address-derived; 2044 GA-74). Estimated ~4,000 gallons/day operational water use.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) in Tyrone?

Yes. Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) in Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. 2024 rezoning drew limited opposition; by 2026 residents launched a Change.org petition seeking an independent environmental/infrastructure study and a moratorium on future data centers.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita)?

No lawsuit over Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) appears in the record we track as of July 7, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as unknown, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita), and how big is it?

Microsoft is the operator on record. We hold 45 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 96 MW. The site is recorded at 161 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Microsoft Tyrone Campus (Project Rita)," updated July 7, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/microsoft-tyrone-ga.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/microsoft-tyrone-ga, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Microsoft confirms plans for data center in Tyrone, Georgia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.96MW data center campus proposed in Tyrone, Georgia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  3. 3.Data Center Information - Town of Tyrone, GA · Town of Tyrone · retrieved July 7, 2026
  4. 4.Tyrone Datacenter Update - Microsoft Local · Microsoft · retrieved July 7, 2026
  5. 5.Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia · Baxtel · retrieved July 7, 2026
  6. 6.Now it's Tyrone's turn for a big data center project · The Citizen · retrieved July 7, 2026

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